This is the artists rendering of the design.
Johnathan Martinez
Two years after it was announced, construction will finally begin Friday on ‘Spaceport America’ in New Mexico. The spaceport will be used for commercial space flight from such start ups as Richard branson’s Virgin Galactic. Construction on the 18,000 acre, $198 million venture will be kicked off with a big bash, which is open to the public.
The site of the spaceport is north of Las Cruces in New Mexico and will be the center of commercial space flight in coming years, which has been a dream that many of us have waited a long time for. Spaceport America is being funded by the state of New Mexico.
Virgin Galactic currently has two ships, White Knight 2 and Spaceship 2, and has already sold out at least the first 200 seats for $200,000 a piece. If all goes to plan, the price will drop dramatically in a few years. The flight takes you up into lower orbit where you’ll experience 6 minutes of weightlessness and have breathtaking views of earth.
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