Mainers will not benefit from coastal rocket launch sites | Opinion
Economic and oversight concerns make this a bad idea for our state.
Mark Roman of Solon, a fine woodworker and member of the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space, responds to the idea of Maine becoming a rocket launch site.
He read with interest the Sept. 17 op-ed by Thom Moore, “Maine should vie to be the next US spaceport,” which argued for Maine to become a place where rocket launches occur regularly.
“… a space industry could make beneficial contributions to Maine’s economy and to the national supply of viable launch sites.”
However, claims of benefit to Maine’s economy must be weighed against the harms to our traditional economy, which is highly dependent on commercial fishing and tourism.
Author's summary: Maine's economy may suffer from rocket launch sites.
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