The elites have yet to come to realize the geopolitical implications of SpaceX’s accomplishments. Once Musk has successfully moved SpaceX’s CA operations to TX, TX and FL if they decide to secede together from the Union, will if they wish, control the ultimate high ground, space.
“ The elites have yet to come to realize the geopolitical implications of SpaceX’s accomplishments”
The world may not have fully absorbed the military implications of a spacecraft able to deliver tons to orbit on demand and on short notice.
China’s Long March rockets will be on the moon long before NASA/SpaceX’s Artemis, maybe by a decade as things are going now at NASA.
That's an interesting observation, especially with those other NASA facilities located in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
SpaceX/DoD/NASA need a Western launch site (Pacific Coast) for polar orbit insertion launches... thus Vandenberg Space Force Base...TX or FL don’t cut it for that...I suggest Elon look at Baja California...less regs in Mexico!
“Vandenberg’s southward launch trajectory is advantageous for deploying satellites into high-inclination polar and Sun-synchronous orbits, needed for weather forecasting, Earth observation, and reconnaissance missions as they enable comprehensive and regular global coverage. Launching into such orbits from the East Coast of the United States presents significant challenges due to geographical constraints.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandenberg_Space_Launch_Complex_6#Launch_history