Richard Branson's space tourism startup, Virgin Galactic, is moving to New Mexico ahead of its first commercial flight
After two successful test missions of its rocket-powered space plane over the past few months, the company announced Friday that it will move its spacecraft and 100 of its workers to a building called Spaceport America in the state this summer. They will join about 50 other employees already working there.
The facility has continued to suck up millions of tax dollars while sitting empty. But now Virgin Galactic says it's ready to fulfill its promise of making New Mexico a space tourism and flight viewing destination and offering a major boon for the local economy.
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