Aiming for a local maximum. (The best place to build a rocket launch probably isn’t Mount Everest, though I could be wrong about that.)
Aside from the logistics issues of getting the rocket up there, the top of Everest is actually a great place to launch from. Less gravity, less air resistance, and reasonably close to the Equator (27⁰ - the same as Florida).
Aiming for a local maximum. (The best place to build a rocket launch probably isn’t Mount Everest, though I could be wrong about that.)
Aside from the logistics issues of getting the rocket up there, the top of Everest is actually a great place to launch from. Less gravity, less air resistance, and reasonably close to the Equator (27⁰ - the same as Florida).