The Silicon Valley of spaceflight - Feb. 23, 2006
February 23rd, 2006,The Silicon Valley of spaceflight - Feb. 23, 2006
If you want to view the entrepreneurial future of space travel, start in Los Angeles. Drive 100 miles northeast until you reach sun-baked Mojave (population 3,800). Head to the local airport. Don’t expect to see launchpads or fancy command centers–there are none to be found. Yet history is being made here: In 2004 the Federal Aviation Administration certified Mojave Airport as a civilian spaceport….