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Congressman Steve Pearce (2nd district of New Mexico) speaks at the dedication of Spaceport America, the world’s first commercial spaceport, on October 17, 2011. He compares civilian and commercial space flight to being in the back seat with Chuck Yeager as he breaks the sound barrier, or on the Mayflower or with Christopher Columbus.

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Spaceport America Executive Director Christine Anderson shares some of the most rewarding aspects of overseeing the creation of the world’s first commercial spaceport. This video was created when Spaceport America was selected by the Greater Las Cruces Chamber of Commerce as the nonprofit of the month for May 2013.

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Sir Richard Branson of Virgin Galactic speaks at the dedication of Spaceport America in New Mexico on October 17, 2011, sharing how the collaboration came to fruition; praising the progress of Spaceport America; and comparing early space flight pioneers to those who were “early adopters” in commercial airline flights. The street where Spaceport America is renamed as astronaut Buzz Aldrin makes a cameo appearance.

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Virgin Galactic’s commercial director, Stephen Attenborough, provides in-depth information about space tourism, which is expected to be available in 2014. Attenborough expects hundreds to thousands of private citizens to experience zero gravity flights and he emphasizes the importance of safe travel. He describes how people will be able to experience out of seat, zero gravity travel where they can see views of the Earth through large windows. Find out many more details in this video.

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Christine Anderson, CEO of Spaceport America, shares future plans of this commercial spaceport with Roland Keller, estimating that 200,000 people will visit annually. In 2005, Virgin Galactic and the state of New Mexico agreed to create a $200 million commercial landing space (Spaceport USA) and it is expected that commercial suborbital spaceflights (leaving gravity) will be available via Virgin Galactic in this spaceport in 2014.

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