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Spaceport America Opens up North and East Campuses for
Build-to-Suit Tenancy Targeting Commercial Space and
Space-related Technology Companies
Spaceport America Officials Launch “Reach for the Stars” Campaign featuring Master
Development Plan at SpaceCom Expo in Houston, Texas
PRNEWSWIRE – SpaceCom Expo, Houston, Texas – November 16, 2015 – Spaceport
America, the world’s first purpose-built commercial spaceport, announced today the launch of a
master development plan opening up additional build-to-suit parcels within the North and East
Campuses at the 18,000-acre facility in Southern New Mexico.
Spaceport America’s CEO and go-to-market team have traveled to Houston today to rollout the “Reach for the Stars at Spaceport America” campaign featuring the new master
development plan targeted to commercial space and space-related technology companies.
With one of the largest areas of protected airspace on Earth, stable weather conditions,
state-of-the-art infrastructure, and 18,000 acres of sparsely populated high-elevation desert
land, Spaceport America is well positioned to support space launches, space launch testing,
and UAV testing as well as satellite ground stations and other space-related technologies.
Roughly 250 acres surrounding the iconic Gateway to Space terminal and the site’s
12,000-ft by 200-ft spaceway will be divided into parcels of between four and 30 acres,
with leasing costs varying according to the size of the property and the tenants’
requirements. Another 100 acres within the vertical launch campus, ranging from 1.5- to
22-acre parcels, are also now ready for build-to-suit tenancy.
“Spaceport America welcomes the brave and pioneering new breed of aerospace
entrepreneur,” said Spaceport America CEO Christine Anderson. “We are opening up several
hundred acres in both our horizontal and vertical launch areas for build-to-suit tenancy and
have also expanded our infrastructure to support ad-hoc flight test campaigns.”
In addition to offering up new parcels of land within both the horizontal and vertical launch
campuses with affordable leasing and build-to-suit options, Spaceport America is welcoming
qualified new prospective tenants with a First Flight is Free program.
Spaceport America will be exhibiting from November 17-19 at SpaceCom, the Space
Commerce Conference and Exposition, in Houston, Texas at the George R. Brown Convention
Center. Stop by booth 514 to experience the “Reach for the Stars at Spaceport America”
campaign and to learn more about the new master development plan.
About Spaceport America
Spaceport America is the first purpose-built commercial spaceport in the world. The FAAlicensed launch complex, situated on 18,000 acres adjacent to the U.S. Army White Sands
Missile Range in southern New Mexico, boasts 6,000 square miles of restricted airspace, low
population density, a 12,000-foot spaceway, and 340+ days of sunshine and low humidity. Two
of the most respected companies in the commercial space industry are now tenants at
Spaceport America; Virgin Galactic and SpaceX. Visit http://spaceportamerica.com/presscenter/ and follow us on Twitter: @Spaceport_NM
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David Wilson
Spaceport America
+1.575.640.8228
dwilson@zianet.com