Corn Ranch
View of the facility.
Corn Ranch is a spaceport in the West Texas town of Van Horn, Texas, where flight tests of the New Shepard are carried out by Blue Origin. The 165,000-acre (670 km²) land parcel was purchased by Internet billionaire Jeff Bezos. The first flight test took place on November 13, 2006 with the goal of providing commercial tourist flights.[1]
References
- ↑ "Space Dreams Boost Tiny Town". MSNBC.
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Coordinates: 31°25′24″N 104°45′32″W / 31.42333°N 104.75889°W
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