New Mexico Spaceport Breaks Ground
PHOENIX (Reuters) - New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson broke ground on Friday on construction of Spaceport America,
the world's first facility built specifically for space-bound commercial customers and fee-paying passengers.
The $198 million project, which is being funded by the New Mexico state government, is located on a remote high-desert range
near the town of Truth or Consequences. British tycoon Richard Branson's space tours firm, Virgin Galactic,
will use the facility to propel tourists into suborbital space at a cost of $200,000 a ride.
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