Comment from Linde
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Summary: Linde provides input on the Request for Information regarding offshore space launch and re-entry activities. They recommend that BOEM consider the specific infrastructure, safety, and logistical requirements for handling cryogenic and non-cryogenic gases in a marine environment.
Linde appreciates the opportunity to provide input on BOEM’s Request for Information regarding potential offshore space launch and re-entry activities on the Outer Continental Shelf. As BOEM evaluates possible offshore launch concepts, Linde recommends that project reviews, where applicable, include careful consideration of the infrastructure, operational, and safety requirements associated with the supply, storage, transfer, and handling of cryogenic and non-cryogenic gases used for propellants and supporting functions. Compared with land-based launch operations, the marine environment may present additional challenges related to logistics, equipment durability, space constraints, and transfer operations.