Work starts on New Mexico Space Port

[astroron]

The first sod has been turned in the New Mexico desert for the first private enterprise space port:thumbsup:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8111243.stm

[Omaroo]

Pretty funky looking place there Ron! :)

[lacad01]

Interesting to see it finally coming to fruition. Fred Watson gave an entertaining account at SPSP of the various space tourism ventures coming up. Don't think I'll ever afford a jaunt up past our atmosphere though :(

[Jen]

:clap::clap::clap:

[coldspace]

Remember years ago when a spaceport/Launching facility was proposed for far north Queensland.
Pity something like that never got backing or a go head from the Governments at the time.
Been close to the equator would make launches alot cheaper.

Regards Matt.

[Enchilada]

Again this is another quite bias BBC on-line site article highlighted here. There are other much more significant sources to the discussion here, being probably ;

- Spaceport America (SPA) http://www.spaceportamerica.com/

- World's First Spaceport Begins Construction :
http://www.universetoday.com/2009/06/17/worlds-first-spaceport-begins-construction/#more-32760

- Workers to break ground on New Mexico spaceport
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hHoMzhnSgja1KQZorxv2CgyIuMXwD 98S1BHO0

The BBC article in question here is seemingly more closely related to the Space.com source IMO. I.e. "Sky High Groundbreaking: New Mexico's Spaceport America" by Leonard David, which was published two days before the BBC on-line one. The sources of the videos, by the way, is; http://www.virgingalactic.com/pressftp/?content=Presspacks

It is also interesting to see who or who won't necessarily support this commercial venture in the global media. Places like ScienceDaily (http://www.sciencedaily.com/), probably the most significant of the science sites on-line has ignored it completely!

Really the primary site here is "Spaceport America", and I would refer IIS'ers here who might gain far more from the Press Release pdf on offer (as dated the 19th June 2009.) I.e. http://www.spaceportamerica.com/images/press-images/press-kit/NMSA_PostGroundbrkg.pdf
Also useful, is the more extensive information sheet, at; http://www.spaceportamerica.com/images/press-images/press-kit/spa_press_kit_09.pdf

Note: I would request the moderators seriously consider either leaving a "News Section" in ICEInSpace or that moderation is enacted in the posting of commercial media site without sufficient basis of really investigating the primary sources before comment. Really the BBC on-line article is really at best a second or third-level source.
I do appreciate astroron pointing this article to us, but would kindly ask that future posters of threads also possibly look at the original sources of information in question. It would certainly aid useful debate, comment and discussion on a general site like this one.

[Enchilada]

Some might like to r\Read "Explanation For BBC Science News Webpage’s Climate Change Policy", as commented below. Gives you an idea of science validity in opinion.:scared:

http://omniclimate.wordpress.com/2009/05/31/explanation-for-bbc-science-news-webpages-climate-change-policy/

Especially; "2. Reporting on scientific articles supporting AGW will be strictly confined to a slight change of the original press release with the smallest and most inconsequential of doubt and criticism in the results."

[astroron]

Note: I would request the moderators seriously consider either leaving a "News Section" in ICEInSpace or that moderation is enacted in the posting of commercial media site without sufficient basis of really investigating the primary sources before comment. Really the BBC on-line article is really at best a second or third-level source.
I do appreciate astroron pointing this article to us, but would kindly ask that future posters of threads also possibly look at the original sources of information in question. It would certainly aid useful debate, comment and discussion on a general site like this one.

I am sure that everyone who posts a link from a publicly available website does not do a search of all the data available to check it is 100% correct.

This is a general chat forum and if people want to get further information they are able to do so.

Because you do not have a great regard for the BBC information does not preclude me from presenting their articles.

We are in a free society and unless I libel or slander someone I am at liberty to post anything that is published subject to copy write

I shall continue to post articles from the BBC and other sites as long as I think they are of interest to members of iceinspace.

I do not think you should be the proof reader of my posts.

If the moderators think my posts are not suitable for this site they will let me know.

This is my last comment on your continued attacks on my posts.

[Enchilada]

A better suggestion. Those interested in such articles can use the option of RSS feed and subscribe for news items for media sources. I.e. for the BBC on-line site for Science is feed://newsrss.bbc.co.uk/rss/newsonline_world_edition/science/nature/rss.xml
You can automatically subscribe to it, as described to at;
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/3223484.stm?rss=/rss/newsonline_world_edition/science/nature/rss.xml

As per my ; "I would request the moderators seriously consider either leaving a "News Section" in ICEInSpace". I was thinking more along the lines of RSS feed from various sources that would be available on one site.

Note: Per astroron's previous statements; I would only add your presumed 'freedom' you elude too, is of course, under the general predilections the ISS TOS. Other than that, thanx for you input.