Space Tourism Companies Bring Excitement to Small American Towns
July 21, 2021
The side of a building in Van Horn, Texas, is adorned with a mural of Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos on Saturday, July 17, 2021, just days before Bezos launched into space from the Blue Origin spaceport about 25 miles outside of the West Texas town. (AP Photo)
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tourism flights continues in the United States, two small American towns have entered the action.
On Tuesday, American billionaire Jeff Bezos flew to the edge of space on a rocket built by his company Blue Origin. Three other people took the quick trip with him: Bezo’s brother, a Dutch teenager and an 82-year old pilot.
Drought-hit New Mexico town eyes economic liftoff from Virgin Galactic space launch
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Business owners in a tiny desert town are excited but apprehensive to see whether a $220 million bet on billionaire Richard Branson s spaceport will pay off
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Business owners in a tiny desert town are excited but apprehensive to see whether a $220 million bet on billionaire Richard Branson s spaceport will pay off
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TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, NEW MEXICO As the first passenger rocket plane gears up for takeoff, a sleepy desert town near Spaceport America in New Mexico is hoping for a liftoff from tourism. The oddly named town of Truth or Consequences, 48 kilometres (30 miles) from the launchpad, relies on its hot springs, healing waters, and nearby Elephant Butte reservoir for its livelihood. But tourism has evaporated with the drought, which brought the reservoir s water level toward record lows. Residents of TorC, as they call it, are looking skyward for relief. This is real pioneering stuff, opening up the heavens to the entire world, said town manager Bruce Swingle, who is organizing a watch party on Sunday for Richard Branson s launch of Virgin Galactic Holding Inc s space tourism flight.