They aren&#x27;t going ten times higher, or launching from Houston. They launch from Florida and California, they are building a launch site in Texas, but its not in Houston.<p>The Falcon 9 1st stage will get over twice as high on some flights. Then height it self isn&#x27;t a big deal, it&#x27;s the extra time in free fall speeding up before it hits the atmosphere.<p>The big difference, is that the Falcon 9 is heading east at 1.7km&#x2F;s, carrying as much mass as a fully fueled BO rocket when it stages.