Spaceport America

Spaceport America, formerly the Southwest Regional Spaceport, is an FAA-licensed spaceport located on 18,000 acres (7,300 ha) of State Trust Land in the Jornada del Muerto desert basin 45 miles (72 km) north of Las Cruces, New Mexico, and 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Truth or Consequences. With Virgin Galactic's launch of the VSS Unity, with three people aboard, on May 22, 2021, New Mexico became the third US state to launch humans into space after California and Florida.

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  Spaceport America ⓘ
  spaceport located in the Jornada del Muerto desert basin in New Mexico, United States

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NM-sierra-spaceport

An artist's depiction of Jornada del Muerto trail and Spaceport America in Sierra County, NM (eabefbb9-2646-4bc4-99e0-8f1a4d011351)

An artists rendering of the Spaceport America in Sierra County, NM (be664cf0-a301-4096-ade1-760944c7b6fe)

Sierra County NM - new mexico space port sign

An artists rendering of the Spaceport America in Sierra County, NM (950b01e1-70fd-4d70-8ec3-2a981bf21ccb)

NM-south-central-spaceport

Tranquility Base lunar lander launch pad Spaceport America

Asphalt plant Spaceport America

Runway under construction Spaceport America

Fuel storage area under construction Spaceport America

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	spaceflight	2023	Galactic 04	Namira Salim, Ron Rosano, Trevor Beattie, flight, spaceflight, tourism,	Wikidata
site	rocket launch site		Spaceport America	spaceport,	Wikidata
commons	image		NM-sierra-spaceport		Commons
commons	image		An artist's depiction of Jornada del Muerto trail and Spaceport America in Sierra County, NM (eabefbb9-2646-4bc4-99e0-8f1a4d011351)		Commons
commons	image		An artists rendering of the Spaceport America in Sierra County, NM (be664cf0-a301-4096-ade1-760944c7b6fe)		Commons
commons	image		Sierra County NM - new mexico space port sign		Commons
commons	image		An artists rendering of the Spaceport America in Sierra County, NM (950b01e1-70fd-4d70-8ec3-2a981bf21ccb)		Commons
commons	image		NM-south-central-spaceport		Commons
commons	image		Tranquility Base lunar lander launch pad Spaceport America		Commons
commons	image		Asphalt plant Spaceport America		Commons
commons	image		Runway under construction Spaceport America		Commons
commons	image		Fuel storage area under construction Spaceport America		Commons