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It's not intended to be a simplified method of launching. It's meant to bypass the inefficient fuel consumption during the early stage of a launch and thus significantly lower the cost of putting light weight payloads into low earth orbit.
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It will work similar to how submarine launched ballistic missiles do with the inclination being adjusted once the desired elevation is reached and the main rocket engine takes over.
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I doubt the natural ecosystem of the ocean would agree with the "wasted energy" bit...If you use ocean currents / waves etc. to generate power, you're leeching that power out of the natural system without putting it back. Same goes for wind and solar. That's going to have consequences.
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