Spaceport crunch reviving interest in sea-based launch.
Spaceport crunch reviving interest in sea-based launch Concerns that America's launch infrastructure may not keep pace with rising demand are reviving interest in an unconventional workaround: sea-based rocket launch.
Long viewed as a technically difficult niche with a history of commercial failure, companies and defense officials are giving offshore launch a second look as they search for ways to expand United States launch capacity.