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METRO SPOTLIGHT Las Cruces, New Mexico Spaceport America—Sending Commerce into Outer Space miles north of Las Cruces in Southern Sierra County. Spaceport America will provide commercial space launch services for a wide variety of space-related industries. Construction of the spaceport is funded primarily by the State of New Mexico as well as Doña Ana County and Sierra County residents, who have passed tax referendums to support the project. Working together with Virgin Galactic, New Mexico Spaceport Authority unveiled the design of the spaceport in September 2007. Since then, Memorandums of Understanding have been signed with future tenants including Virgin Galactic, Lockheed Martin, T ity, Spaceport America, is under development 40 he nation’s first purpose-built commercial space facil- Construction of the main terminal of Spaceport America will begin in 2009. #0014 at www.BusinessFacilities.com 34 JUNE 2008 PHOTO CREDIT: SPACEPORT AMERICA UP Aerospace, and Microgravity Enterprises. Pending licensing by the FAA, construction of the main terminal is scheduled to begin in early 2009. Welcome centers will be built in Hatch (Doña Ana County), home of world-famous Hatch chile, and Truth or Consequences (Sierra County) from which visitors will be able travel to the spaceport to view launches. Located just east of Las Cruces, White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) is the nation’s largest overland joint test and training complex. It covers an area of 3,565 square miles and has the largest restricted air space in the U.S., more than 10,024 square miles, ground to space. These physical assets, along with its ability to contract with private industry for test and evaluation, make WSMR a natural choice for commercial space ventures associated with Spaceport America, as well as much of the research, development, and testing for the Department of Defense’s Future Combat Systems (FCS) initiative. An engineering battalion of 750 soldiers will arrive at WSMR this summer, and the Army plans to place a Brigade Combat Team, with up to 3,500 troops, at WSMR by 2013. This expansion is related to the Base Realignment and Closure process which will send nearly 30,000 additional soldiers to neighboring Fort Bliss by 2013. Due to its expertise and relationship with NASA’s White Sands Test Facility located 17 miles east of Las Cruces, WSMR will be involved in NASA’s planned return to the moon. Construction was recently completed on a new facility that will be used by NASA’s Constellation Program to support tests of the launch abort system that the program is designing for its new spacecraft, the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle. http://www.verderealty.com http://www.BusinessFacilities.com

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Business Facilities - June 2008 Contents First Word Snapshots Metro Spotlight: Austin, TX The Greening of America Winds of Change in the Berkshires Hot Logistics Locales Metro Spotlight: New Mexico Borderplex Hollywood on the Louisiana Bayou Idaho: Gem State's Economy is Glittering Mayor's Reports New Brunswick, Canada's Export Leader Virginia: Where Business and Fun Come Together How Green Is Your Site? Maine's New Maritime Marketing Message Corporate Moves: Alabama Advertiser Index Ask the Expert

Business Facilities - June 2008

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