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New Mexico Spaceport is the new Area 51

If you're looking for the latest in hush-hush experimental test flights, look no further than the new Spaceport America in Truth or Consequences, NM. Last week local radio station KRQE in Albuquerque reported that Lockheed Martin is running a shadowy operation out of the port, and even got a hold of some pictures of the new reusable, rocket-powered craft. There's no word yet on plans to test co-opted alien technologies. More »

9:35 AM on Mon Apr 21 2008
By Michael Reilly
4,041 views, 6 comments

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An Interdimensional Spaceport Off the Coast on Titan

Massive futuristic cubes are surrounded by waiting spaceships and transports in this concept set on a moon orbiting a ringed planet. Artist Steve Burg says he intended it to look inter-dimensional. More »

7:00 PM on Fri Jan 11 2008
By Kevin Kelly
5,226 views, 21 comments

Latest by n/a: I think the portal concept works much better for science fiction travel, FTL travel depends probably more on how the universe defines it. I like the idea of accelerating space portals. more »