Made it to the Amundsen-Scott Station, South Pole #11monthsinantarctica. Have intermittent satellite net and should be able to answer ?s
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@starsandrobots I don't know what JATO is but I will probably take a Herc out to McMurdo and maybe a C-17 to CHC -
@corbett@starsandrobots "Jet assisted take off" he mansplains... -
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@starsandrobots That's interesting! Hmm. Any idea what causes the need for JATO there? Low temp? ...Pressure? ...Altitude??@corbett -
@leastfixedpoint can be for just taking off quickly on rough surfaces also yes Pole appears to be at >9kft ASL (so at altitude)@corbett -
@leastfixedpoint (snowfields seem to count as a rough surface)@corbett -
@starsandrobots I bet they do. Nasty icy spiky things at low temp I guess. Also maybe structurally bad? Not good for load-bearing?@corbett
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