IS THIS the 'airport' of the future? With the unveiling of its completed runway last Friday, Spaceport America in New Mexico is one step closer to sending the first commercial passenger spaceship beyond earth's stratosphere. The ride - Virgin Galactic's VSS Enterprise, a six-seat craft which is scheduled to carry paying customers into suborbital space by early 2012. Here's a look at this futuristic space port.
Photos: Spaceport America Conceptual Images URS/Foster + Partners, Mark Greenberg, AFP, Reuters / Text: AsiaOne,AFP
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