EPISODE · Sep 5, 2018 · 7 MIN
America’s Spaceport Boom Is Outpacing the Need to Go to Space
from Science, Spoken · host WIRED
“The first mile is free,” Colorado’s governor, John Hickenlooper, says into a microphone. He’s smiling from a stage in Denver’s air and space museum, backed by a giant American flag that hangs near the bay doors of this repurposed military hangar. His audience has gathered to celebrate the FAA’s recent approval of a new Colorado spaceport, located a mile above sea level. They laugh at Hickenlooper's statement: They love this catchphrase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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“The first mile is free,” Colorado’s governor, John Hickenlooper, says into a microphone. He’s smiling from a stage in Denver’s air and space museum, backed by a giant American flag that hangs near the bay doors of this repurposed military hangar. His audience has gathered to celebrate the FAA’s recent approval of a new Colorado spaceport, located a mile above sea level. They laugh at Hickenlooper's statement: They love this catchphrase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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America’s Spaceport Boom Is Outpacing the Need to Go to Space
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