Spaceport America, designed by Foster+Partners

07 October 2007 in Space by Stilgherrian | 5 comments

Spaceport America, the world’s first commercial spaceport, is being built in New Mexico for Virgin Galactic. Who else would you choose to design it other than Foster+Partners — follow the link for more piccies. Thanks to Wired for the pointer.

Given all the announcements of a spaceport in Australia, a shame it’s not somewhere like Cairns. Or Uluru.

Bonus space link: Arthur C Clarke on the 50th anniversary of Sputnik.

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Tags: architecture, arthur c clarke, norman-foster, spaceport-america, sputnik, virgin galactic

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'Pong on 07 October 2007 at 9:02 pm

Far out! Spectacular even though not over the top.

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Stilgherrian on 08 October 2007 at 4:02 pm

I’ve just realised why Spaceport America looks so familiar. It’s the flying submarine FS-1 from Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, shown here as an “artist’s impression”:

Or check out the fan art of FS-1.

Or maybe it’s the Spindrift from Land of the Giants, as shown in this classy photo:

Which is more disturbing: That our first space passengers will get there courtesy of Richard Branson, or that you’ll pass thru a spaceport that looks like something from an Irwin Allen production?

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dialashop on 09 October 2007 at 10:18 pm

I just watched my Land of the Giants dvd and the main section of the spaceport looks like the Spindrift. Very cool design. I also think the spaceport looks like a futuristic vehilce. It would have been nice if this was being built in Australia.

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Jez32 on 01 August 2011 at 8:46 am

I like the Deanna Lund one of her holding the Spindrift cos it looks like she was the one who ate one of Genius’ groth pills instead of Fitzhugh.

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