THIS COULD BE THE YEAR A HUMAN WILL LAUNCH INTO SPACE FROM NEW MEXICO’S SPACEPORT AMERICA. SO SAYS SPACEPORT AMERICA CEO DAN HICKS. HE SAYS CHANCES FOR THAT FLIGHT THIS YEAR ARE VERY HIGH. HICKS TELLS KOB TV THE SPACEPORT WAS SOLD BY PUSHING TOURISM … BUT HE SAYS THE PRIVATIZED SPACE INDUSTRY THAT’S NOW TAKING OFF IS NOT IN TOURISM.
HICKS SAYS TECHNOLOGY AND SATELLITES HAVE CHANGED OVER THE PAST DECADE AND HE BELIEVES THE SPACEPORT WILL GAIN MUCH FROM THE SMALL SATELLITE BUSINESS AND IS ASKING LEGISLATORS FOR ANOTHER 60 MILLION DOLLARS TO IMPROVE THE FACILITY IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO.
