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THF Southeast View
Monday, 26 July 2010 05:06


THF Northeast View
Monday, 26 July 2010 05:03


THF far north view. July 23, 2010
Monday, 26 July 2010 05:02


Spaceport America runway south view. Image courtesy of KRQE - Bob Martin
Tuesday, 20 July 2010 00:17


Spaceport America THF north view. Image courtesy of KRQE - Bob Martin
Tuesday, 20 July 2010 00:17


Spaceport America THF entrance side view. Image courtesy of KRQE - Bob Martin
Tuesday, 20 July 2010 00:17


Spaceport America THF north east view. Image courtesy of KRQE - Bob Martin
Tuesday, 20 July 2010 00:17


Terminal Hangar Facility and ARFF view from the north. June 30, 2010
Monday, 19 July 2010 06:24


Terminal Hangar Facility view from on the north side of the apron. June 30, 2010
Monday, 19 July 2010 06:24


Terminal Hangar Facility view from the center of the runway June 30, 2010
Monday, 19 July 2010 06:23


Close-up of ARFF dome. July 16, 2010
Friday, 16 July 2010 08:05


THF north view from inside the ARFF dome. July 16, 2010
Friday, 16 July 2010 08:03


Air, Fire, Rescue Facility (ARFF) with windows and garage door openings. July 16, 2010
Friday, 16 July 2010 08:02


THF east side view. July 16, 2010
Friday, 16 July 2010 07:59


THF close-up of east side. July 16, 2010
Friday, 16 July 2010 07:59


THF inside balcony of the second floor. July 16, 2010
Friday, 16 July 2010 07:58


THF north view from ARFF building grounds. July 16, 2010
Friday, 16 July 2010 07:58


THF north view from ARFF building grounds. July 16, 2010
Friday, 16 July 2010 07:58


Close-up of THF roof truss. July 16, 2010
Friday, 16 July 2010 07:50


THF roofing panels. July 16, 2010
Friday, 16 July 2010 07:50


THF Solar thermal heating and cooling tubes July 16, 2010
Friday, 16 July 2010 07:49


Terminal Hangar Facility roof and truss work close-up. July 16, 2010
Friday, 16 July 2010 07:49


Terminal Hangar Facility northeast view . July 16, 2010
Friday, 16 July 2010 07:35


Terminal Hangar Facility work at sunrise. July 16, 2010
Friday, 16 July 2010 07:29


Terminal Hangar Facility roof and truss work. July 16, 2010
Friday, 16 July 2010 07:23


THF east view. June 30, 2010
Friday, 02 July 2010 01:20


THF Construction June 21, 2010
Friday, 25 June 2010 01:06


THF Apron concrete
Friday, 25 June 2010 01:06


ARFF dome shooting concrete or (Shotcrete)
Friday, 25 June 2010 01:06


Spaceport runway signage
Friday, 25 June 2010 01:05


Taxiway view of THF
Friday, 25 June 2010 01:05


THF construction June 21, 2010
Friday, 25 June 2010 01:04


THF Construction June 21, 2010
Friday, 25 June 2010 01:04


Terminal Hangar Facility (THF) crane work (March 2010)
Thursday, 10 June 2010 08:37


THF flooring and roof trusses starting to go in (June 8, 2010)
Thursday, 10 June 2010 08:37


Large earthmover tractor clearing runway turnaround area (November 2009)
Thursday, 10 June 2010 08:35


After starting work in September 2008, the road improvement project providing better access to Spaceport America from Engle, NM, has been completed.
Thursday, 10 June 2010 08:34


Side elevation rendering
Thursday, 10 June 2010 08:33


New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson speaks at the Spaceport America Groundbreaking (June 19, 2009)
Thursday, 10 June 2010 08:33


Waste water storage tank being put underground at the spaceport site
Thursday, 10 June 2010 08:30


Waste water storage tank site construction
Thursday, 10 June 2010 08:30


THF footings (March 2010)
Thursday, 10 June 2010 08:29


Heavy equipment used on the Spaceport America runway
Thursday, 10 June 2010 08:29


Concrete production facility at the Spaceport America construction site used for the construction of the runway
Thursday, 10 June 2010 08:27


Asphalt production plant at the Spaceport America construction site used for the construction of the runway
Thursday, 10 June 2010 08:27


14" concrete finish layer being applied on top the spaceport runway asphalt with steel rebar (February 2010)
Thursday, 10 June 2010 08:26


The runway soil cement base (required before the asphalt layer is applied) being leveled by a machine that uses a computer-controlled global satellite
Thursday, 10 June 2010 08:24


Spaceport America runway aerial shot (March 2010)
Thursday, 10 June 2010 08:23


Concrete pour on runway (April 2010)
Thursday, 10 June 2010 08:21


Onsite asphalt (hot mix) plant (April 2010)
Thursday, 10 June 2010 08:20


Runway rebar stapled to asphalt before concrete pour (May 2010)
Thursday, 10 June 2010 08:20


Support stair and elevator tower to the THF (April 2010)
Thursday, 10 June 2010 08:20


Crain lifting concrete forms for support towers to the THF (April 2010)
Thursday, 10 June 2010 08:19


Spaceport construction of THF and apron (May 2010)
Thursday, 10 June 2010 08:19


Spaceport construction of THF and apron (May 2010)
Thursday, 10 June 2010 08:15


Spaceport construction of THF and taxiway (May 2010)
Thursday, 10 June 2010 08:12


South end of runway and turnaround (May 2010)
Thursday, 10 June 2010 08:11


Air, Rescue Fire Facility Dome with THF construction in the background (May 2010)
Thursday, 10 June 2010 08:09


Spaceport construction workers on THF stair support tower (May 2010)
Thursday, 10 June 2010 08:08


ARFF dome footing (May 2010)
Thursday, 10 June 2010 08:07


ARFF dome (May 2010)
Thursday, 10 June 2010 08:07


ARFF dome inflation system (May 2010)
Thursday, 10 June 2010 08:06


Gravel hill at the onsite concrete plant (May 2010)
Thursday, 10 June 2010 08:05


Cement trucks unloading at onsite concrete plant (May 2010)
Thursday, 10 June 2010 08:05


Front of the THF looking down taxiway (May 2010)
Thursday, 10 June 2010 08:03


Main THF crane (June 2010)
Thursday, 10 June 2010 08:03


THF construction looking east (May 2010)
Thursday, 10 June 2010 08:02


THF retainment wall panels (May 2010)
Thursday, 10 June 2010 08:02


THF steel roof trusses (May 2010)
Thursday, 10 June 2010 08:02


THF rebar reinforcement (May 2010)
Thursday, 10 June 2010 08:01


Airfield paving equipment (June 2010)
Thursday, 10 June 2010 07:59


East side of the three story THF (June 2010)
Thursday, 10 June 2010 07:59


Entrance to THF form and footing work (May 2010)
Thursday, 10 June 2010 07:58


Airfield water storage tank (June 2010)
Thursday, 10 June 2010 07:56


Airfield fuel storage area (June 2010)
Thursday, 10 June 2010 07:51


Airfield Rescue, Fire Facility inside dome concrete work (June 2010)
Thursday, 10 June 2010 07:50


Airfield Rescue, Fire Facility inside dome concrete work (June 2010)
Thursday, 10 June 2010 07:50


Newly constructed launch pads for NASA’s 2009 Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Centennial Challenge
Friday, 04 June 2010 07:04



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