Yeah, one of the sites said the reason for the odd orbital inclination of the International Space Station was due to Baikonur being so far north.

Brownsville is about as far south as you can get in the continental U.S. Hawaii is just better than Brownsville at 21 N.

Texas is probably a better choice than Hawaii for logistical reasons. We don't own any dirt closer to the equator.

Lastly the Russians are so ticked off at us right now, they will probably ban Americans from getting anywhere near a Soyuz capsule.

Too bad Obama didn't listen and keep the shuttles out of mothballs for a few more years until we had something else.

Too bad about Oklahoma. Maybe its the name.

I mean can you imagine the headlines if there was an accident...

"Rocket Explodes -- Burns Flat"

... I might think the place was leveled.

Baikonur Cosmodrome 45.9 N U.R.S.C.
Kennedy Space Center 28.4 N N.A.S.A.
Brownsville, TX. 25.9 N Space-X
Guiana Space Center 5.0 N ArianeSpace

I haven't kept up with Musk's politics. I just keep hearing about space-x making real progress. With his electric car company though, I don't doubt that he might cozy up to the green contingent in D.C. Your probably right.

He must not be that great of a crony though, I heard they were suing the D.O.D. cause they wouldn't let newbie Space-x bid on some launch contracts.

I “heart’ this company. :) I want to see one of their launches some time.

A few years back Sheboygan, WI wanted to be a spaceport.

I had not heard this. SpaceX just launched from here in Florida this week.

Elon Musk, billionaire cronyist