Spaceport America, the world’s first purpose-built commercial space facility is to get a terminal hangar facility (THF), which will be built by Summit West.
The 10,152ft² THF will house the operational offices of Virgin Galactic world headquarters.
The THF has been designed by URS / Foster + Partners and is to be built in accordance with the US Green Building Council’s LEED rating system.
Spaceport America is working in concert with Virgin Galactic, Lockheed Martin, Moog-FTS, UP Aerospace and Armadillo Aerospace to develop commercial spaceflight.
The 10,000ft-long runway is currently under construction, while the hangar is expected to be complete by early 2011.
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