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First purpose-built commercial spaceport

First purpose-built commercial spaceport
Who
Spaceport America
What
First
Where
United States (New Mexico)
When
2011
At a planned cost of almost US$200million, the Government of New Mexico, USA, is funding the construction of the world’s first purpose-built commercial spaceport, Spaceport America (formerly the Southwest Regional Spaceport). Due to be completed towards the end of 2011, it will comprise a space age terminal and hangar building and an airfield with a 10,000 ft (3,000m) runway. Virgin Galactic, the company that plans to take tourists into space, will base its headquarters and operations at the new purpose built spaceport.