Moment of truth nears for sleepy U.S. town on cusp of space flight


  • World
  • Thursday, 08 May 2014

TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES New Mexico (Reuters) - After passing the sign reading "Danger Falling Aliens," New Mexico artist Roy Lohr and dog Yoda lead visitors to the "Spaceport" he has built in his backyard out of wine bottles and cement.

It's no wonder the lanky 69-year-old embraces the real Spaceport America in his town's backyard, the world's first space base built expressly for commercial launches and soon-to-be site of the first space flights with Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic.

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