Virgin Spaceport to Be Built in N.M.

Yahoo (AP) ^ | 12/13/2005 | JANE WARDELL

[The_Victor]

It will be interesting to see how long it takes Branson to make this venture profitable, if at all.

[edcoil]

Tha taxpayers are footing 225 million for this "private" venture.

[TheBigB]

Virgin Spaceport to Be Built in N.M.

Slutty Spaceport to be built in CA. :o)

[twoputt]

Since Calypso Louie has an in with aliens, maybe he could kick-in some money...or the aliens.

[Vaquero]

chump change......I can think of worse places to spend my tax dollars....like a bunch of do nothing ne'er do welfare cases

[samtheman]

If space tourism takes off, NM will be in the game.

[Mr. K]

if he does this they should cut NASA's budget in half and give the money to him


He sounds like he can do 10 times as much on 10% of the money

I bet he would have us on Mars in 10 years.

[Lazamataz]

Virgin Spaceport to Be Built in N.M.

I like my spaceports to be a little experienced. You know, the kind that have had a few rockets land there already.

[The_Victor]

Tha taxpayers are footing 225 million for this "private" venture.

N.M. taxpayers. But is it any different than the stadium playgrounds or publicly funded airports that we build at similar expense? BTW - I don't like the stadiums either, but the justification is no different. If the sports teams and airlines are allowed access to taxpayer $s, then why not spaceports.

[billbears]

Okay a one time charge of 225 million. I'd say that's a bargain considering how much money NASA has milked off the taxpayers for the last 40 years.

[The_Victor]

I like my spaceports to be a little experienced. You know, the kind that have had a few rockets land there already.

It's in White Sands. Never mind that the majority of the rockets that fly there blow up (intentionally). Technically speaking, more rockets have "landed" there than anywhere in the nation (I'm think).

[edcoil]

Maybe you can tell me when the gov did a one time anything? With gov funds comes gov control.

Also few companies mover to NM due to the lack of education by its work force. The few at Sandia cannot support production so I see lots of government jobs, project failures and Virgin should have known better.

My guess 225 million in direct case and a trillion in tax deductions.

[The_Victor]

if he does this they should cut NASA's budget in half and give the money to him

So that we can go back to suborbital flights?

[Recovering Hermit]

You know, the kind that have had a few rockets land there already.

Heh, heh...

[The_Victor]

Slutty Spaceport to be built in CA. :o)

LOL!

[NeoCaveman]

Slutty Spaceport to be built in CA. :o)

I venture to guess that the California destination will be more popular....

[cyborg]

How does a private venture become taxpayer funded? That's amazing.

[reegs]

"Virgin Spaceport. You'll never find a more puritanical hive of chastity and celebacy. We must be cautious."

[The_Victor]

Bump for your ping list.

[The_Victor]

"Virgin Spaceport. You'll never find a more puritanical hive of chastity and celebacy. We must be cautious."

ROTFLMAO!!!