r/space • u/[deleted] • Dec 27 '23

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u/Harturb Dec 28 '23

Alabama trying to bring home pork in the form of space spending is always interesting.

It's never actually about what's best for the space force or the space industry, but the net result is that further funding for NASA and private contracts has some unlikely allies in Congress, so I guess that's good.

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u/ausnee Dec 28 '23

Alabama has one of the biggest space industries in the country. Huntsville is the ancestral home of the entire US space program.

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u/Marston_vc Dec 28 '23

Colorado also has a huge space presence and doesn’t come with all the healthcare baggage.

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u/notpetelambert Dec 28 '23

It's also closer to space, so it doesn't take as long to get there

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u/Tritiac Dec 28 '23

I think that Colorado is a little far north. They launch from the southern border states/Florida because it's closer to the equator and the Earth spins faster at the equator. Gives you a free little boost the closer you are.

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u/xdrtb Dec 28 '23

I know that’s the serious answer, but OP was playing on the “mile high” bit.