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.
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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Drought-hit New Mexico town eyes economic liftoff from Virgin Galactic space launch
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Drought-hit New Mexico town eyes economic liftoff from Virgin Galactic space launch
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