Maine Launch Complex

As a Senator, my primary focus will be on lowering the cost of living in Maine and creating new, good-paying jobs, particularly in rural areas of the state. As Mainers, if we actually want to see change, we need to be open to the idea of new industries in the state.
Over the past few decades, we have seen numerous mills close, which has eventually led to the shuttering of hospitals, schools, and other social services across the State. If we want to reverse this trend, we need to reinvent our economy. The lowest-hanging fruit to do so is by bringing the space industry to Maine in a big way.
If elected, I would lead the effort at the Federal level to bring the space industry to Maine. This is what it could look like:

Interpret engineering drawings to ensure structural integrity and compliance with procedures
Fabricate and joins carbon, stainless steel, and aluminum structural elements
Cutting, threading, bending, and fitting pipes
Attaching valves, hangers, and supports, performing pressure and leak tests.

Interprets technical schematics
Installs and integrates control panels, instrumentation, and fluid lines
Routes, supports, and secures power and data cabling
Performs continuity checks and diagnostics
Collaborates with engineers and technical teams across pad assembly and launch operations to uphold operational readiness

Maine has a perfect geographical location for a launch trajectory into a polar orbit. These orbits are generally used for science and communication satellites.
There is a significant demand for new launch pad locations in the continental U.S. due to a “traffic jam” as launch companies ramp up activity in California & Florida. (Link)

Jobs
- “Between 2,800 and 5,500 good-paying jobs annually by 2042 while providing a significant source of tax revenues across the state.” (Link)
- These are primarily blue-collar trade jobs, such as construction, welding, pipe fitting, and electrical work.
Tourism
- Rocket launches bring significant tourism revenue to a local economy, including hotel bookings, restaurants, and marine tours.
Education
- Maine students score lowest in three decades on the nation’s report card (Link)
- If we want to reverse Maine’s ‘brain drain,’ the best way to inspire our children to succeed in school is by ensuring they have access to exciting career opportunities right here at home, whether they pursue a trade or a college education.
Statewide
- Building a strong space economy in Maine would generate substantial new tax revenue—comparable to adding another major shipyard. This growth would provide the state with significant additional resources, opening the door to actually lowering property and personal taxes as well as increasing investments in social services such as rural healthcare.

Re-appropriate 250 acres of unused land from the U.S. Government to the Maine Launch Complex.
Establish a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the U.S. Government and the Maine Launch Complex for the use of roads, utilities, and existing infrastructure.
Divide land that can support:
- Up to 5 Small/Medium Lift Launch Vehicles
- Payload Processing Facilities
- Launch Control Center
Issue a request for proposal (RFP) to the launch industry
- Award launch sites based on:
  - Priority for existing Maine companies
  - Total economic investment in Maine
  - Total jobs created in Maine