With public funding, the private space research organization, Expansive Vistas, has begun the process of building a launch site for their new Space Y commercial rocket. They have chosen the North Miami Area as the perfect location for their launch site as Miami meets a few of their needs:


Expansive Vistas's Talking points:

Miami is a tourist destination and Expansive Vistas has plans to move from space research to space tourism, Miami is located on the East coast close to the equator which reduces the amount of fuel needed to propel rockets into space and their is less likelihood of debris damage, and Miami already has the infrastructure needed to build the launch point quickly.


- how would it affect the Miami area residents?