Sunday, November 04, 2007

Spaceport America to be FAA-approved in 2008, Says Gomez

New Mexico officals were told Friday that the Federal Avaition Administration would approve a the Spaceport America launch license by September 2008 in remarks by Lou Gomez at the the New Mexico Museum of Space History.

"We project this will be operational by mid-2010," Gomez said. "We will have our FAA license by September 2008."

Gomez also elaborated on the design, discussed long-term site development and said the project would create between 1,200 and 1,500 new jobs in Southern New Mexico.
The commercial tourist spaceport is being buit in the desert near Upham, New Mexico between Las Cruces and Albuquerque.

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