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11.27.09

Construction Begins on Spaceport America

After years of planning, ground is officially being broken in New Mexico for the world's first interstellar airport

By Stuart Fox Posted 06.18.2009 at 10:14 am 39 Comments

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For everyone looking to hop the next commercial flight to space, your departure gate has finally been announced. Almost two years after the first plans were announced, construction has finally begun on Spaceport America. The spaceport, which will serve as the launch and landing pad for Virgin Galactic flights, is the first of its kind anywhere in the world, and represents the first serious commitment of infrastructure to manned commercial spaceflight.

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