https://youtu.be/JAczd3mt3X0
And if the island never sees a dime from SpinLaunch, it's nothing to do with the company, it will be due to the attitude of the state government and all the politicians in Honolulu who haven't the foresight to realize that because of our proximity to the equator we really could command the big bucks for tickets.. leases.. and make the moves it would take to compete with Florida's infrastructure.
They did, or at least said at the time, in the '80s, they did. Remember when we had The Office of Space Industry and a Space Czar? Remember when the feds, in '89, came in and were going to put some sort of space port in themselves?
https://www.environment-hawaii.org/?p=3790
And then more recently, of course, we had those folks from Alaska trying to turn Mac nuts into..
I watched the vid (I usually don't), it's interesting, but I think it bolsters my point that we don't have what a budding industry really needs, the infrastructure. But, when they actually get to a full-scale proof of concept, and are ready to rock 'n roll.. sure they certainly might find a place here... if we.. ie our political guys.. want it to be. But for some reason I doubt they do.
I think a spaceport is a great idea. So much so I think we, the citizens, through state, should build a facility.. a big one. Do one of them massive public/private investments affairs, get Elon, or Jeff to pony up some real money, and build the thing already. The clientele, the rocket companies, they're gonna be a dime a dozen bumbai.. and if the price of escaping our gravity is that much cheaper here than any other US territory.. shoots.. it's a no brainer.. but..
Whatever happened to our Space Czar?
And if the island never sees a dime from SpinLaunch, it's nothing to do with the company, it will be due to the attitude of the state government and all the politicians in Honolulu who haven't the foresight to realize that because of our proximity to the equator we really could command the big bucks for tickets.. leases.. and make the moves it would take to compete with Florida's infrastructure.
They did, or at least said at the time, in the '80s, they did. Remember when we had The Office of Space Industry and a Space Czar? Remember when the feds, in '89, came in and were going to put some sort of space port in themselves?
https://www.environment-hawaii.org/?p=3790
And then more recently, of course, we had those folks from Alaska trying to turn Mac nuts into..
I watched the vid (I usually don't), it's interesting, but I think it bolsters my point that we don't have what a budding industry really needs, the infrastructure. But, when they actually get to a full-scale proof of concept, and are ready to rock 'n roll.. sure they certainly might find a place here... if we.. ie our political guys.. want it to be. But for some reason I doubt they do.
I think a spaceport is a great idea. So much so I think we, the citizens, through state, should build a facility.. a big one. Do one of them massive public/private investments affairs, get Elon, or Jeff to pony up some real money, and build the thing already. The clientele, the rocket companies, they're gonna be a dime a dozen bumbai.. and if the price of escaping our gravity is that much cheaper here than any other US territory.. shoots.. it's a no brainer.. but..
Whatever happened to our Space Czar?