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UPHAM, N.M. — With his usual flair, British billionaire Richard Branson rappelled from a balcony, shook up a bottle of champagne and took a swig while christening the world’s first built-from-scratch commercial spaceport.
In a remote patch of desert in southern New Mexico, Spaceport America is where Branson’s Virgin Galactic will stage its commercial space-tourism venture.
Branson, Gov. Susana Martinez and astronaut Buzz Aldrin were among the hundreds of people gathered at the spaceport terminal hangar facility for Monday’s dedication.
