What's that?They shipped their own propellants from Bremerhaven, Germany to Ft Lauderdale, and then drove or sent them by rail three hours north?They couldn't buy adequate propellant at the launch site?And I thought importing water from Fiji was odd....And then they drove the "stuffed" shipping containers and "urgent material" four hours back to Miami to ship back to Europe.Really?
It is not unusual to not use US sources for propellants. Spacex buys its propellant from Germany.
Quote from: Comga on 01/11/2018 04:19 amWhat's that?They shipped their own propellants from Bremerhaven, Germany to Ft Lauderdale, and then drove or sent them by rail three hours north?They couldn't buy adequate propellant at the launch site?And I thought importing water from Fiji was odd....And then they drove the "stuffed" shipping containers and "urgent material" four hours back to Miami to ship back to Europe.Really?That is how hazardous material is shipped. It is closest port that can handle the propellants. JWST propellants will go out the same port to Kourou.It is not unusual to not use US sources for propellants. Spacex buys its propellant from Germany.