Roads and infrastructure? The roads, dirt and mostly smooth, were there long before Branson. Most of this land is used for cattle grazing and crossed by dirt roads every few miles. Again, the roads are used by the ranchers to access their leased lands.
I believe that the land that has been proposed for the Spaceport is actually owned by either the state or federal government and leased by the ranchers.
I've been to the gate of the facility, traveling on 27 miles of graded dirt roads. The actual facility is on the edge of government land and across a small mountain range from White Sands Missile Range.
I've not seen mention of the size of the total area, but I can attest that there is nothing there but mesquite and sparse grass. There is a farmhouse about a mile from the main gate.
Here's the location:
Latitude: 32.868727
Longitude: -106.907881
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Roads and infrastructure? The roads, dirt and mostly smooth, were there long before Branson. Most of this land is used for cattle grazing and crossed by dirt roads every few miles. Again, the roads are used by the ranchers to access their leased lands. I believe that the land that has been proposed for the Spaceport is actually owned by either the state or federal government and leased by the ranchers.
I've been to the gate of the facility, traveling on 27 miles of graded dirt roads. The actual facility is on the edge of government land and across a small mountain range from White Sands Missile Range. I've not seen mention of the size of the total area, but I can attest that there is nothing there but mesquite and sparse grass. There is a farmhouse about a mile from the main gate. Here's the location: Latitude: 32.868727 Longitude: -106.907881