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How a Jungle Prison Became Europe's Spaceport (www.smithsonianmag.com)
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Subheading: "An anthropologist explains how the South American launch site for the James Webb Space Telescope evolved"

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[–] MrGoodBright@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

I suspect most launch sites have comparable situations. Launch sites are generally remote, and not big drivers of local economy.