Virgin boss Richard Branson picks up keys to $209m spaceport

NEARLY a year after British billionaire Richard Branson was in southern New Mexico for the dedication of the runway at Spaceport America, he's back to get the keys to the newly completed terminal and hangar facility so his Virgin Galactic can begin its commercial space tourism venture. 
 
Branson and Gov. Susana Martinez were among the officials gathered today to dedicate the world's first built-from-scratch launch station for sending people and payloads into space.

Clad with custom metal paneling and massive panes of glass, the state-of-the-art terminal rises up from the desert floor to face the nearly 3.2km runway.

The building will house Virgin Galactic's sleek spacecraft, mission control and a preparation area for the space tourists who have booked suborbital flights aboard rocket ships the company is developing.  Read Here