Putting the "Space" in Space Needle

There was an article that made its way to my screen today about the future of space travel in the next 20 - 30 years. Which, if you're in to that sort of thing, should be good reading.

But it also got my local eyes interested because two companies the article mentions are based in the Puget Sound area (Andrews Space and AirLaunch). Put that with Jeff Bezos' company, Blue Origin (so named because if you're leaving Earth you have a blue origin) and you have the makings of an industry growing in the area. Of course, that the industry would emerge here is not too surprising--we have Boeing already in the Space industry and a lot of money floating around thanks to Amazon and Microsoft.

And of course, for the three I can think of locally there are a bunch in Silicon Valley, which will add space to its list of tech industries.

I should also add that many think Brazil will do pretty well in the future of space flight, thanks to its location on the globe. Why? Since the Earth spins faster at the Equator than in locations closer to the poles, the added boost of a faster Earth makes Brazil a good place to launch large things into space for a bit cheaper than elsewhere.

And there's your random fact for the day.