New Mexico Blasts into the Future!
Published on 6 Apr 2007 at 2:21 pm.
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New Mexico voters in Doña Ana country approved the new Spaceport Tax, which will help the state of New Mexico fund the world’s first commercial spaceport: “Spaceport America“. Virgin Galactic (described in a previous post) which will begin its space tourism in The Mojave Desert of California will establish its headquarters in New Mexico and will conduct its space tourism flights from there. Spaceport America will be located about 35 miles north of Las Cruces NM.
Governor Bill Richardson released a statement saying, ”This positive vote for the spaceport ballot initiative means America’s new frontier begins in southern New Mexico.” and continued saying “I’m proud that the people of Doña Ana County chose a high-tech and high-wage future, with better math and science education, and expanded opportunities for young men and women right here in New Mexico.”
Spaceport America will be joining Spaceport Sweden in Kiruna Sweden, which was officially inaugurated on Friday January 26, 2006. Spaceport Sweden will handle commercial space flights out of Europe with unique amenities such as flying into the Aurora Borealis and staying at the ICE HOTEL.
If you still think that this will never happen, Virgin Galactic revealed that 38,000 people have already paid a deposit for the $200,000 two and a half hour flight. They expect operations to begin in 2009.
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Kevin Knuth
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