<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/8ba899f5-7dcc-4902-9a9a-f650746cf41a/B9722601-303B-463A-AF2D-260A008835A1/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/06/24/foster-partners-space-port-america-blasts-off/" href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/06/24/foster-partners-space-port-america-blasts-off/" style="font-size: 11px;">www.inhabitat.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/06/24/foster-partners-space-port-america-blasts-off/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.inhabitat.com/img/5E568D73-A6DD-469A-A923-6560965D4662" alt="sustainable design, green building, sustainable architecture, foster and partners, spaceport america, new mexico, groundbreaking, LEED, space launch" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/06/24/foster-partners-space-port-america-blasts-off/"><P>It’s an exciting time for space fanatics everywhere as construction recently began on the world’s first commercial space launch pad, <STRONG><A target="_blank" href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/09/12/the-new-mexico-spaceport-building-by-foster-partners/">Spaceport America</A></STRONG>. Designed by <A target="_blank" href="http://www.fosterandpartners.com/News/387/Default.aspx">Foster + Partners</A>, the facility is located in southern New Mexico near the White Sands Missile Range and will serve as a launch site for private space travel. Built into the side of a hill, the Spaceport will meet LEED building standards and includes some high-tech green building strategies including a solar roof, excellent use of thermal mass, and a highly efficient <A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HVAC">HVAC system</A>.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/06/24/foster-partners-space-port-america-blasts-off/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.inhabitat.com/img/86B76FE2-DA9D-4629-9B65-6138442265E1" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/06/24/foster-partners-space-port-america-blasts-off/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.inhabitat.com/img/0C47AB93-EF4B-499C-B20D-357775A90134" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/06/24/foster-partners-space-port-america-blasts-off/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.inhabitat.com/img/94E09692-52B7-4B79-B421-22FEC9DB6C99" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/06/24/foster-partners-space-port-america-blasts-off/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.inhabitat.com/img/D737DAD4-D8E9-4C19-904E-B803A03104BF" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/06/24/foster-partners-space-port-america-blasts-off/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.inhabitat.com/img/D95261D6-FF26-4F65-9492-44F6537A6853" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/06/24/foster-partners-space-port-america-blasts-off/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.inhabitat.com/img/053E1A15-A842-42C7-8105-E7F18E2BEDC9" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/06/24/foster-partners-space-port-america-blasts-off/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.inhabitat.com/img/DC1CE425-5961-4D32-BABA-75BBED4E9C67" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/06/24/foster-partners-space-port-america-blasts-off/"><A href="http://www.virgingalactic.com/">Virgin Galactic</A>, part of the Virgin Group run by Richard Branson, commissioned the Spaceport from <A target="_blank" href="http://www.fosterandpartners.com/News/387/Default.aspx">Foster + Partners</A>, and has invested over $300 million to develop the new space launch system. Their plans are to have their first private space launch by 2011. 300 passengers have already signed up for their space flight and paid their <A target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaceport_America">$200,000</A> for the privilege. </blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/06/24/foster-partners-space-port-america-blasts-off/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.inhabitat.com/img/FE96C488-3868-4DDC-B91A-06C9DD51879A" alt="sustainable design, green building, sustainable architecture, foster and partners, spaceport america, new mexico, groundbreaking, LEED, space launch" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/06/24/foster-partners-space-port-america-blasts-off/"><P><STRONG><A target="_blank" href="http://www.spaceportamerica.com/">+ Spaceport America</A> </STRONG></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/06/24/foster-partners-space-port-america-blasts-off/"><P><STRONG><A target="_blank" href="http://www.fosterandpartners.com/News/387/Default.aspx">+ Foster + Partners</A></STRONG></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/06/24/foster-partners-space-port-america-blasts-off/"><P>Via <A href="http://www.core77.com/blog/news/first_us_spaceport_going_up_13834.asp">Core77</A> and <A target="_blank" href="http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=11838">World Architecture News</A></P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/B9722601-303B-463A-AF2D-260A008835A1/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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