New Mexico Aims to Be Location for Aerospace Competition.

From: Las Cruces Sun-News (Las Cruces, NM) | Date: March 10, 2004 | Copyright information

Byline: Steve Ramirez

Mar. 10--If New Mexico is chosen as the site for a $10 million international competition of companies who are attempting to build and fly commercial space vehicles that would be capable of flying -- and reflying -- at 62 miles above earth, $9 million in state funding will become available.

The New Mexico Legislature, shortly before it adjourned on Feb. 19, approved the conditional use of $9 million to help stage the X Prize Cup. The fund...

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