Why is it better to launch a spaceship from near the equator?
http://www.qrg.northwestern.edu/projects/vss/docs/navigation/2-why-launch-from-equator.html
Obviously you guys missed the sarcasm in what I wrote. Considering the stability of Somalia or the lack thereof it's a pretty big gamble to invest our first space launch in a place like that. And since it's outside our country we'll have less control of what will happen there.
I do not believe this investment is a smart initiative.

