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Commercial Spaceport In Texas
Scothoser writes "CNN has this article on a rocket that was launched on a ranch site near Stockton, Texas. Their hope is that it will become a commercial launch site for anything, as long as it is legal. The major reason for this move is that using NASA launch sites are prohibitively expensive. This way someone can launch their home-made satellites for much less than approaching NASA. Now I am just waiting for the HOW-TO on a Linux-run micro-satellite!"
That's probaly how they planned it out, also. Some executive said "we need to be 99.99% sure our rocket won't crash into a major city, killing thousands". So, only one in every 10000th flight results in such a disaster.