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The Southwest’s Spaceport Scorecard

Post author By D. Dowd Muska
Post date July 17, 2023
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After more than two decades, there’s precious little ‘return’ from all the ‘public investment.’

Tags Axiom Space, Collins Aerospace, Colorado Air and Space Port, Corporate Welfare, Ellington Field, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Houston Spaceport, Intuitive Machines, Midland International Air & Space Port, Mojave Air and Space Port at Rutan Field, Oklahoma Air and Spaceport, Rocket Crafters Inc., Rocketplane Limited, Sir Richard "Six Gun" Branson, Spaceport America, Spaceports, Virgin Galactic, XCOR Aerospace

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New Mexico: Boeing Awarded Thousands In Corporate Welfare

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date June 17, 2022
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On June 3, 2022, Bruce Krasnow with the New Mexico Economic Development Department announced the award of over one million dollars in job training funds. New Mexico’s Job Training Incentive Program (JTIP) was originally launched in 1972 as the Industrial Development Training Program and has evolved over its lifespan. JTIP claims to have supported the […]

Tags Boeing Company, Corporate Welfare, Economic Inequity, Economics, Hollywood, Job Training Incentive Program (JTIP), New Mexico Economic Development Department (NMEDD), Rural Sourcing, Sir Richard Branson, Spaceport America, Subsidy, Virgin Galactic, X-Box Launch Systems

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The Federalist: Sir Richard Branson Should Pay His Own Way Into Space

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date July 21, 2021
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Why are New Mexico’s politicians lining the pockets of these already wealthy and successful entrepreneurs through taxpayer-funded, industry-specific subsidies?

Tags Accountability, Corporate Welfare, Sir Richard Branson, Space, Space Industry, Space Race, Spaceport America, Subsidy, The Federalist, Virgin Galactic