America’s Spaceport Boom Is Outpacing the Need to Go to Space
America’s Spaceport Boom Is Outpacing the Need to Go to Space
Science, Spoken · SpokenLayer
September 5, 20187m 58s
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Show Notes
“The first mile is free,” Colorado’s governor, John Hickenlooper, says into a microphone. He’s smiling from a stage in Denver’s air and space museum, backed by a giant American flag that hangs near the bay doors of this repurposed military hangar. His audience has gathered to celebrate the FAA’s recent approval of a new Colorado spaceport, located a mile above sea level. They laugh at Hickenlooper's statement: They love this catchphrase.
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