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Virgin Galactic to build first spaceport in New Mexico
Virgin Galactic has been working on consumer space travel for some time — that we know. But once they get that all figured out, where will their spaceships take off from? Certainly not a regular airport. That's for airplanes. Nope, they need to build themselves a spaceport, which is just what they're doing.
The 100,000-square-foot facility will be built in New Mexico, and the design sure lives up to what we think a spaceport should look like. Costing $31 million to build, it'll be big enough to accommodate two White Knight Two carrier aircraft and five SpaceShipTwo spaceliners. Virgin hopes to have it open by next year. Yes, next year. With a ticket to space still costing in the millions of dollars, you'd better start saving your pennies. Click through to see more pictures of the spaceport design.
By murcielago05 at 7:54 PM ON 09/06/07
millions of dollars???
I thought the ticket prices were around $200,000-$250,000?
By antifrucci at 12:41 PM ON 09/08/07
oh frucci doesn't know what he's talking about, pay him no mind.
By SpenceJT at 6:53 AM ON 09/13/07
"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy" - Obiwan Kenobi (Long Long ago)
By Vibration at 10:13 PM ON 09/13/07
This is nifty, will be looking into applying for a job. Employee discounts!
A future landing site for UFO's possibly.
By tishacya at 11:06 PM ON 09/13/07
Aliens don't need a $31 Million Spaceport to land in the US; they just run across the boarder by the millions. And Extraterestrials have much better technology than we do and can land just about any place they want.
By eldryn at 1:12 AM ON 09/14/07
I think Frucci means the cost of flying in Soyuz, rather than in Spaceship Two, costing Million$.
By John Durco at 2:34 AM ON 01/04/08
Maybe the reason that extraterrestrials don't land and talk to people(who we would actually believe) is because there isn't a spaceport for them to land at. Ever think of that Tishacya? If that is your real name!
By yoda at 5:00 PM ON 01/07/08
Always looking to the future you are ... never looking at where you are .. what you are doing ..
By turdbane at 7:29 AM ON 11/06/09
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