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Topic: Richard Branson

British business magnate (born 1950)

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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The Federalist: New Mexico’s Spaceport Subsidies Are A Cautionary Tale About Corporate Welfare Being A Black Hole

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date July 25, 2022
1 Comment on The Federalist: New Mexico’s Spaceport Subsidies Are A Cautionary Tale About Corporate Welfare Being A Black Hole

New Mexicans are left holding the $275 million bag as Richard Branson moves Virgin Galactic’s manufacturing to Arizona.

Tags Corporate Welfare, Sir Richard Branson, Virgin Galactic

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The Best And Worst State Economies Of The American Southwest

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date June 6, 2022
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The personal finance website WalletHub just released its report on 2022’s Best and Worst State Economies. The WalletHub methodology incorporates twenty-eight indicators across three broad categories of economic activity, economic health, and innovation potential. The weighted final score is then used to rank each state. Source: WalletHub As seen before with metrics such as post-pandemic […]

Tags Doug Ducey, Economics, Innovation, Libertas Institute, Sir Richard Branson, Virgin Galactic, WalletHub

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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

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