Talk:Spaceport America
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- anyone have one of those eyes, they've promoted the spaceport with as a design?
The new name of the Southwest Regional Spaceport is "Spaceport America" and construction has already begun. See the following link:
http://www.spaceportamerica.com/home.html
Note construction has not begun. The design team was just selected [1]. Spaceport spokespeople have been quoted in the news as saying ground should be broken in April 2008. --Ando228 16:22, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Spaceport America
The name of this Spaceport is now Spaceport America. In the moment, there are two articles. --Franz Wikipedia 10:28, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] References
I search a reference for: It was started in 2003 by a non-profit group called the Southwest Space Taskforce. Have something more informations about this fact? Sincerly --Franz Wikipedia 09:36, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] NPOV violation
The "Future" section seems to be strongly POV. --GW_SimulationsUser Page | Talk 11:39, 7 October 2006 (UTC)
Early History of Spaceport America
The Southwest Regional Spaceport (aka Spaceport America) was founded in 1990 by Dr. Burton Lee and Bernie McCune. Lee proposed the original spaceport concept, authored the first business and strategic plans, and secured seed funding in the form of $1.4 million in congressional earmarks (through the office of Sen. Pete Domenici) for the initial feasibility studies. The Southwest Regional Spaceport Task Force was created in 1992 by Dr. Ave Tombes, then VP for Research and Economic Development at NMSU, after NMSU had received $950k in grant funds out of the above-mentioned $1.4 million.
