Protestors trying to disrupt trains carrying nuclear waste in Germany

This is literally the only reason why we won't do it. We haven't perfected taking off into space well enough to 100% guarantee a successful launch into space. Even a 0.001% chance of the rocket exploding in the atmosphere is too much. If that ever happened, the scale of the consequences would be enormous. Some think it would even make Chernobyl look tame. Due to atmospheric conditions and winds, entire counties and even nations would be exposed.

Why rockets then? Use balloons to meet up with a craft already launched into orbit. I mean, it's dependent on weather conditions but it should be safe enough if you plan it well.
 
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