| It is really too bad that Ecuador is moving to such a | | | | the Earth atmosphere. |
| leftist stance, and getting in bed with Hugo Chavez | | | | Now you might think that 20% less energy is not |
| from Venezuela, and Evo Morales of Bolivia. ALBA | | | | such a big deal, but it really is, as every time you |
| seems to be making headway on its socialist agenda | | | | reduce the amount of weight of rocket fuel, you can |
| throughout Latin America. Recently, one of the think | | | | increase the payload, or the size of the rockets. It is |
| tanks on the Internet noted that Ecuador would be | | | | unfortunately, as I stated above the socialist |
| an excellent place for a private space operation. As | | | | tendencies of the new president of Ecuador are very |
| you probably know the privatization of space and | | | | problematic for anyone interesting money in |
| space tourism will be a huge future industry. | | | | infrastructure in that nation, such as a space port. |
| Why Ecuador you ask me? Well, Ecuador is on the | | | | It is quite likely that Ecuador will continue to |
| equator obviously, and it has the highest point of any | | | | nationalize many of the industries and businesses |
| location on the equator. It is said that if you launch a | | | | there. The last thing you would want to do is give |
| spacecraft or rocket on the equator it takes 15% | | | | them rocket technology that they could use for ill |
| less energy to reach escape velocity. Thus, if you | | | | purposes if they were to commandeer a privately |
| were to launch a space rocket from Ecuador's | | | | funded space port. Indeed, I hope you will please |
| highest mountain, you could get by with 20% less | | | | consider all this. |
| energy to launch a spacecraft into space and outside | | | | |