Categories: Manned Space

Private Space Plane Builders Pick Texas for Test Site

CREDIT: XCOR Aerospace

A rocket-building company that is designing a suborbital space plane for paid trips to the edge of space  will be opening a test facility in Texas, the company says.

The Mojave, Calif.-based XCOR Aerospace and the Midland Development Corporation unveiled plans for XCOR’s new Commercial Space Research and Development Center Headquarters in Midland, Texas. The facility will be used to test XCOR’s Lynx space plane, a winged spaceship that is designed to carry two passengers and science experiments to the edge of space.

“We are pleased to be establishing our R&D Center in Midland, Texas, where the weather, surrounding landscape, the airport, and the local & state government environment are ideally situated for the future growth and the ultimate realization of a fully reusable orbital system,” – Andrew Nelson

M. Scott

Share
Published by
M. Scott

Recent Posts

Rocket Fuel for Policy: Musk’s Role in the Trump Administration

A "Rea" Fake picture from the moon. Elon Musk's new gig in the Trump administration's…

1 month ago

American and China Race to the Moon

The race to the Moon has long been a symbol of technological prowess and national…

1 month ago

SpaceX Vs ULA Vs Blue Origin

DSCOVR Launch on SpaceX Falcon 9 February 11, 2015 The race for dominance in space…

1 month ago

NASA’s Best Newly Released Images of Mars June, 2024

https://youtu.be/ycPwgUI3nag NASA’s Perseverance and Curiosity rovers newly released images and pictures of Mars. Mars is…

7 months ago

NASA SLS A ROCKET FUELED BY POLITICS

https://youtu.be/KKygQhBQZnQ NASA SLS Rocket design was done by politicians as much as engineers. There is…

8 months ago

Worst Geomagnetic Storm Since 2005! 5 Earth directed CMEs!

https://youtu.be/slELcxXeLMc First G4 Geomagnetic Storm since 2005.Issue Time: 2024 May 09 1722 UTCWATCH: Geomagnetic Storm…

9 months ago