Our Blue Origin

I'm a little ahead of the gun here, but this Forbes article is a good example of what's been going on behind the scenes that hasn't made too many headlines.

Jeff Bezos, Amazon's founder, has launched Blue Origin, a company that already has land in Texas for a private spaceport. And Virgin Atlantic, Richard Branson's creation, has cut a deal with the State of New Mexico to build the first public space port.

(In case you're wondering why these are all in the South, it's because being closer to the Equator will give your space ship a faster trajectory and save on your fuel costs. We are spinning faster at the equator than at the poles (naturally) and therefore the rocket or ship will get an added boost. This is one reason that Brazil has become a site for a couple major space ports.