Blue Origin’s rocket launch makes billions for the US. What is Haiti’s actual "unfair advantage"?
I was watching a spaceship launch from Florida this morning. It was Jeff Bezos’ company, Blue Origin, launching their New Glenn rocket to deliver satellites into space. The booster—the reusable half of the rocket—landed back on Earth about 7 minutes after liftoff. It’s insane how much money these private space companies bring into the US economy just because they have such a massive dominance over high-tech reusability.
About two minutes after liftoff, the booster separated and began its journey back. It dropped through the sky at thousands of miles per hour, used its air brakes to stay steady, and then fired its engines one last time to slow down for a perfect landing back on Earth just seven minutes after it started.
LAUNCH VIDEO:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXT8ceZDRdK/
BOOSTER RETURN:
https://www.instagram.com/nasaspaceflight_ig/reel/DXT95bVjeSX/
It got me thinking: every country has an "unfair advantage" they use to build wealth. Since we aren’t launching rockets (yet), what is Haiti’s actual competitive edge in the global market? Or what could it be?