The Government has offered Australia's three mobile operators, and vividwireless, renewal of their existing spectrum allocated on 15 year licences in the late 90s and early 2000s at set prices, while the Government expects to rake in $3 billion.
The WK2 spacecraft is built to carry a passenger-loaded suborbital spaceplane called SpaceShipTwo (developed by The Spaceship Company) under its wings,
A low-speed taxi test of WK2 was conducted on the afternoon of Friday, December 12, 2008, in the Mojave desert.
During its operational flight, once the jet-powered carrier aircraft WhiteKnight2 reaches about 50,000 feet (about 9.5 miles) in the air, it will release the SS2 spacecraft.
The SS2 will then free-fall for a few seconds before igniting its rocket so it can reach an altitude of about 68 miles, or 110 kilometers—which is the edge of what scientists consider outer space.
Its passengers will experience the weightlessness felt by astronauts in space and skydivers in free-fall, along with being able to see the curvature of the Earth.
Spaceport America's website states, "As the nation’s first purpose-built commercial spaceport, Spaceport America is designed with the needs of the commercial space business in mind. Unique geographic benefits, striking iconic design, and the tradition of New Mexico space leadership are coming together to create a new way to travel into space."
Pioneering the commercial spaceflight industry, the state says, "When it comes to outer space, New Mexico is bringing it down to earth!"
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