October 30, 2009

N.M. spaceport to offer public tours

UPHAM, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico spaceport officials will begin offering paid public tours of the construction site north of Las Cruces. The so-called “hard-hat tours” will begin in December.

The tours at Spaceport America will highlight New Mexico history in the Upham area, spanning from Spanish conquistadors and pioneer rocket research to the new commercial space industry.

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