Proposed NM Space Station Impact Assessed

Two new economic impact studies project that New Mexico's proposed space station could bring into the state more than 2,000 new jobs and $1 billion-plus in revenues by its fifth year.

The studies were commissioned by state Economic Development Secretary Rick Homans in response to why the state should invest upwards of $225 million in the development of a commercial spaceport near Las Cruces.

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