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Topic: Jeff Bezos

American business magnate (born 1964)

The Southwest’s Spaceport Scorecard

Post author By D. Dowd Muska
Post date July 17, 2023
6 Comments on The Southwest’s Spaceport Scorecard

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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Austin, We Have a Problem

Space is booming in Texas — it doesn’t ‘need’ corporate welfare

Tags Corporate Wellfare

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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