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First Look At New Mexico's Space Terminal

Posted by kdawson on from the ad-astra dept.

Raver32 sends us to space.com for first light on the design of New Mexico's Spaceport America. Quoting: "The winning design is the work of URS Corporation — a large design and engineering enterprise — teamed with Foster + Partners of the United Kingdom, a group with extensive experience in crafting airport buildings. When the 100,000 square-foot facility is completed — the centerpiece of the world's first, purpose-built, commercial spaceport — the structures will serve as the primary operating base for Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic suborbital spaceliner, and also as the headquarters for the New Mexico Spaceport Authority."

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  1. But... by hax0r_this · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Can it charge the yamatto cannons on my Battle Cruisers?

    1. Re:But... by fractoid · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      Nope, it can construct Wraiths, but you need a control tower for cruisers. They come pre-charged by the manufacturer, but once discharged you must wait for your reactors to recharge the supercapacitor banks. Budget cuts, you know.

      It shouldn't take long, anyway, since battle cruisers are only about as long as a mid-sized bus. That always bugged me, but not as much as the way that entire missions happened inside command centers that are only slightly larger than said battle cruisers... >.<

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    2. Re:But... by zegota · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      I'm pretty sure the Battle Cruisers were Russian, not New Mexican.

  2. WOW! by Corpuscavernosa · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I thought it said "First look at Mexico's Space Terminal". While clearly I have nothing against Mexico, it seemed like a poor placement of resources considering the widespread poverty. All's clear now, thank you.

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