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First-Ever Private Spaceport Nears Final Approval

Posted by simoniker on from the just-like-the-jetsons dept.

bobhagopian writes "According to the article on Space.com, the Federal Aviation Administration is nearing the final stages of certifying the Mojave Airport as the first-ever private spaceport. Both Scaled Composites and XCOR Aerospace (the two leading competitors in the X-Prize competition) currently fly out of Mojave Airport. The approval of a commercial spaceport will certainly facilitate the creation of even more private-sector space technologies."

6 of 231 comments (clear)

  1. At last! by azatht · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Wonder why we are still stuck on the piece of stone called earth, I want out and explore!

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    ------- In the end there are no begining
  2. Tickets? by Chernevog · · Score: -1, Redundant

    I'd like a ticket to Alpha Centuri please.

  3. Mojave Airport... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Mojave Airport. Never has there been such a wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious.

  4. Zoltan by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Now we can be visited by cool aliens that like us.

  5. Obligatory quote by fiannaFailMan · · Score: -1, Redundant

    "Mojave Spaceport. Nowhere else will you find such a wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious."

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    Drill baby drill - on Mars
  6. I can certify... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I can certify my patio as an official commercial shipping port, but that doesn't mean super tankers will float up along the side and start loading/unloading cargo...