A design of world's first space terminal was unveiled on September 4 at Las Cruces, New Mexico, America. The construction will begin in 2008 on 100,000 square-foot, and projected to cost about $31 million. It was designed by URS Corporation and famous extensive experience in designing airport buildings,Foster + Partners.The world’s first purpose-built commercial spaceport is designed to convey the thrill of space travel while making a minimal impact on the environment. The low-lying, organic shape resembles a rise in the landscape, and will use local materials and regional construction techniques. A careful balance between accessibility and privacy is achieved, as visitors and astronauts enter the building through a deep channel cut in the landscape. The walls will form an exhibition area leading to a galleried level above the hangar that houses the spacecraft and on through to the terminal building. Natural light enters via skylights, with a glazed façade reserved for the terminal building, establishing a platform for spectacular views onto the runway.
Source : Spaceport
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