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Burns Flat facility to undergo face lift
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Although it's a few years off, the former Clinton-Sherman Air
Force Base at Burns Flat is undergoing a complete face lift -- or
more accurately, perhaps, a face destruction.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will remove eight Wold War II-
era hangars at the facility in preparation for space companies moving
there, said Oklahoma's U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe.
"This is something that's badly needed, but the Corps has resisted
doing it," Inhofe said. "We structured it so that there wouldn't...
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Low-tech space effort could lift Burns Flat
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Burns Flat hits a bump in the road to space flight
The Journal Record
; Efforts to turn Burns Flat into a spaceport and space-related tourist Mecca were stopped short Thursday by contract glitches. Things, though, are expected to resume within 30 days, perhaps two weeks. "I don't think this is going to cause many problems with us," said Chuck Lauer of Rocketplanes
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Spaceliner awaits word on $20 million revenue bond proposal
The Journal Record
; A space-related company is waiting in the wings, ready to move forward with a launch operation at Clinton-Sherman Industrial Airport at Burns Flat. The only thing is, there's a matter of money and agreements with the Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority. "Within 60 days (of finalizing all
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Spaceliner Corp. negotiating for western OK launch operation
THE JOURNAL RECORD
; A space-related company is waiting in the wings, ready to move forward with a launch operation at Clinton-Sherman Industrial Airport at Burns Flat. The only thing is, there's a matter of money and agreements with the Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority. "Within 60 days (of finalizing all
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Countdown begins to landing a spaceport
The Journal Record
; The countdown for turning Burns Flat into a spaceport starts Thursday with a special meeting of the Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority. The first company to the launch pad will be Rocketplane Ltd., which has agreed to a contract with the authority to operate at the former Clinton Sherman
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