Offshore Rocket Launcher

Ocean Odyssey — first mobile offshore platform converted to launch rockets from the equator.

 

Offshore oil and natural gas platforms have proven useful after retirement. Hundreds of former platforms serve as aquatic habitats. A jack-up rig in Galveston, Texas, is an offshore museum. There’s a historic mobile rig in Morgan City, Louisiana, that in 2024 was added to the National Register of Historic Places. Another mobile platform launched satellites from 1999 to 2014. (more…)

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