Virgin Galactic to New Mexico
As of yesterday, billionaire Richard Branson (owner of virgin records, virgin mobile, etc) can now start building his Space Port in New Mexico. The company, Virgin Galactic, will move its headquarters (and 200 employees) from London to New Mexico after a narrow vote in the Doña Ana County. Virgin Galactic will start offering a 2.5 hour flight (6 minutes of weightlessness) for 200k in 2009.
I am completely thrilled in the thought that it is very probable that I will fly to space before I die. It’s amazing to me that this stuff is actually happening, and at the same time, keeping all the cool names that we love, such as, “Galactic” and “Spaceport.” But I also wonder how much more money it would cost to send a flight in to an orbital flight rather than suborbital.
Through CNET
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Jett Loe on 08 Apr 2007 at 2:28 am #
As a New Mexican this has me really excited! And ya, great using names like ‘Spaceport!’…