First Commercial Spaceport Hangar Dedicated in New Mexico

Monday, October 17, 2011 - 12:30 in Astronomy & Space

TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M.--The hangar at the operating hub for public space travel is being dedicated here today (Oct. 17), home base for pay-per-view suborbital treks out of Earth's atmosphere .The Spaceport America Terminal Hangar Facility is to be utilized by Virgin Galactic, a spaceline operation backed by British billionaire and adventurer Richard Branson. [More]

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