Originally Posted by Doodler

The first launches would be from ESA, RSA, or NASA approved launch facilities and would be appropriately drumhead tight. I'm thinking down the line to when these companies have their own launch facilities in Third World countries that could give a hoot. Call me nuts, but lets look at the cost/benefit analysis. A few million a year as a kickback to some petty dictator is a drop in the bucket to the money saved by launching from a position on the equator. Bye bye First World oversight.