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Old May 18th 06, 03:24 AM posted to sci.space.policy,sci.space.history,sci.space.station
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Today's CNN.com:

http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/0....ap/index.html

Again, these are =proposals= not investments.


What do you mean, "again"? You were wrong to deny the fact of
investments before, and while you might be quoting a word from the
article, you're no more correct this time. The "proposals" are not
about the existence of and investments in the facilities, but about the
requests to the FAA for approval as a licensed space launch site.

You've been spoon-fed the relevant information about the New Mexico
spaceport. The Oklahoma one *is already built* and just needs the final
stamp of approval on its application for an FAA license, which is
expected to be granted before mid-June. The two Texas sites mentioned
in the article are still undeveloped, but they've definitely received
investment in the form of environmental impact studies; significant
construction is understandably being deferred until after a spaceport
license appears forthcoming.