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Old November 14th 12, 05:33 PM posted to sci.space.history
David Lesher
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Default Large SRB test site in Florida

Philip Lantz writes:

David Lesher wrote:


How can you have a silo when the water table is a few feet below
ground level?


I thought the same thing, and apparently others did at the time, too.
Encyclopedia Astronautica says, "There was considerable concern about
building such a huge facility below the water table, but the 50 m depth
proved no problem for a competent caisson contractor."


The issue I see is how do keep it from popping out of the
ground in rainy season.

I know! Fire off a test every so often to drive it back down.

I'm still trying to grok how the "starter" worked. They talked about
it being tethered on cables and ?going around in circles? I think....

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