Artist Impression of Virgin Galactic's WhiteKnightTwo/SpaceShipOne over Spaceport America in New Mexico.
Albuquerque firm gets spaceport contract
Las Cruces Sun-News
The New Mexico Spaceport Authority on Wednesday awarded a $32.5 million contract to an Albuquerque firm to build the terminal-hangar facility – the futuristic building often seen in artists’ drawings of Spaceport America.
Summit West, whose New Mexico operations are based in Albuquerque, was the lowest of four bidders on the project, said Steve Landeene, executive director of the Spaceport Authority.
The three-floor, 110,000-square-foot facility will serve as the headquarters of operations for the Britain-based Virgin Galactic, considered the anchor-tenant company for the spaceport, as well as for the Spaceport Authority. Work is expected to begin in mid-December and finish within 12 months.
Landeene said the bid award is a significant step in the overall construction of the $200-million state-owned spaceport, located southeast of Truth or Consequences.
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