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Not every location on Earth is suitable for launching rockets.
Geography matters in spaceflight.
The Dominican Republic sits near some of the most efficient launch corridors in the Western Hemisphere. Its position in the Caribbean provides access to equatorial and low-inclination orbits—routes that allow rockets to carry more payload and operate more efficiently.
In simple terms: launching closer to the equator makes space access more effective.
But location alone is never enough.
Successful spaceports require political stability, coordinated maritime and airspace governance, infrastructure capacity, and long-term national vision. The Dominican Republic has demonstrated the leadership and sovereign commitment necessary to support that responsibility.
Today, space access is also becoming a matter of resilience. U.S. space policy increasingly emphasizes distributed launch infrastructure, trusted partnerships, and allied capability across the Americas.
Pedernales is positioned to contribute to that future—supporting commercial launch activity while strengthening the broader space architecture of the Western Hemisphere.
That combination of geography, governance, and regional cooperation is why this location was chosen.
