Monday, May 12th, 2008
First Commercial Space Port

Spaceport AmericaIt may not have the colorful aliens and rampant corruption of Mos Eisley, but it will be a SPACEPORT nonetheless. Scheduled for completion in 2010, Spaceport America, the world’s first commercial spaceport will open in New Mexico with Virgin Galactic as its primary tenant. Virgin Galactic has already collected $35 million from customers, and is working on certification of their two spaceships, White Knight Two and SpaceShipTwo.

Washington Post: New Mexico Moves Ahead on Spaceport

“We’re in the very early stage of creating a new kind of air transport system,” said Steven Landeene, executive director of the New Mexico spaceport. “Space tourism is the first phase, along with the commercial launching of satellites and spacecraft that can carry cargo and even astronauts to the international space station and maybe later the moon. But it’s possible to begin thinking about a point-to-point network where passengers can rocket from one place to another at speeds much faster than today.”

Spaceport America Website
Wiki: Spaceport America

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