Spaceport America - Upham, New Mexico
N 32° 59.501 W 106° 58.501
13S E 315469 N 3652096
The Spaceport looks strange from above...
Waymark Code: WMP04K
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 06/01/2015
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From Wikipedia:
"Spaceport America (formerly the Southwest Regional Spaceport) is a spaceport located in the Jornada del Muerto desert basin in New Mexico, United States west and north of the White Sands Missile Range. It lies 89 miles (143 km) north of El Paso, 45 miles (72 km) north of Las Cruces, and 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Truth or Consequences. Spaceport America was officially declared open on October 18, 2011.
The site has been described as "the world's first purpose-built commercial spaceport".
Tenants of the spaceport include Virgin Galactic and SpaceX, while UP Aerospace and Armadillo Aerospace have both operated from the spaceport."
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