Comments on: Despite a complete lack of any customers, Spaceport America in New Mexico now plans to build a “reception center.” https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/despite-a-complete-lack-of-any-customers-spaceport-america-in-new-mexico-now-plans-to-build-a-reception-center/ Wed, 22 Feb 2023 19:51:29 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Joe https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/despite-a-complete-lack-of-any-customers-spaceport-america-in-new-mexico-now-plans-to-build-a-reception-center/#comment-1396994 Wed, 22 Feb 2023 19:51:29 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=92756#comment-1396994 When I ran Beyond-Earth, we wanted to perform test launches there. It was a difficult to make it work and we eventually abandoned the idea and created our own launch zone near Roswell. Virgin Galactic has the lion’s share of the place with vertical launch tucked in one corner and Spin Launch in another. There are so many safety precautions that it makes it useless for almost anyone. Sad times. It had possibilities but those were squandered. For reference see the Oklahoma Spaceport for another method of how not to do this.

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