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jl0179
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I was just wondering why NASA or other shuttle launching companies don't launch from places that are higher up in the atmosphere to begin with? It seems logical for NASA to have a launch site in say Denver during at least the summer months in order to gain that extra altitude and save fuel since fuel is the single heaviest thing that the shuttle or any rocket for that matter ever has to carry. I realize weather would play a role in the winter months but it seems like for at least 3 months out of the year they could get some better results if they had a second site there.