New Mexico chosen for future rocket fest

[RoadRunner]

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The X Prize Foundation and the New Mexico Office of Space Commercialization are joining forces to stage the multifaceted X Prize Cup, a two-week-long event that allows for privately financed, passenger-carrying space vehicles to compete for prizes.

At a press conference to be held later Tuesday at the State House in Santa Fe, N.M., Gov. Bill Richardson is set to announce that New Mexico has been picked as the site for the X Prize Cup. The event would be conducted at the Southwest Regional Spaceport during the same time frame each year.
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According to the space commercialization office's Web site, selection of a spaceport in New Mexico has centered on Upham, an undeveloped location in southern New Mexico approximately 45 miles (72 kilometers) north of Las Cruces and 30 miles (48 kilometers) east of Truth or Consequences.
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4952486/

[newyawker99]

1. Looks cool RR!!

:hi:

[Cogito ergo doleo]

2. This would be so cool!

I hope it happens. I used to work with a museum in Roswell and back in about 1997 there were plans to build a UFO Greeting Center - really! They even had some plans rendered. Here is the conceptual drawing.



Maybe they'll build it after all;)

[RoadRunner]

3. Build it, and they will come!

I have a place in Abiquiu and one of my famous neighbors is Shirley McClain. The rumor around there is she built a UFO landing site on her place. I have no idea if it is true, but it makes a good story for the locals to talk about down at Bode's general store.

[Cogito ergo doleo]

4. I wouldn't doubt it!

I will ask a friend who is a researcher if he knows anything about that beyond the rumor stage. He knows Stanton Friedman very well and Stan seems to know everything;). I'll let you know if I find anything out.

BTW - I have passed Abiquiu on the way to Chama a few times, and certainly see why it inspired Georgia O'Keefe!