In 📆 2006, construction began and ultimately used $218.5 million 💰 in public funds. “Looking at the numbers and what has taken place over the years, it’s been a bad investment” https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/15/business/economy/spaceport-america-new-mexico.html

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New Mexico’s Spaceport America Is an Economic Dream Deferred

Long a priority of local officials, the desert launchpad is sending tourists into space, but taxpayers and merchants are waiting for the payoff.

The New York Times