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25 lut 2022 · Van Horn, Texas, was on the radars of hikers and hipsters alike well before Jeff Bezos came to town. Holly Aguirre / The National. Though it was once an oil and cattle town, Van Horn, Texas, relies heavily on tourism to stay afloat. Blue Origin launches are helping the tiny town of 2,000.
20 lip 2021 · A mural of Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos adorns the side of a building in Van Horn, Texas, July 17, 2021. As in many rural American communities, there's a dearth of available housing in...
Corn Ranch, commonly referred to as Launch Site One (LSO), is a spaceport owned and operated by Blue Origin which is located approximately 30 miles north of the town of Van Horn, Texas, United States. The 670-square-kilometer (165,000-acre) land was purchased by Jeff Bezos in 2004.
19 lip 2021 · A spaceport of Blue Origin, located about 25 miles outside of Van Horn, has brought a booming business to the town: space tourism.
20 lip 2021 · A mural painted on a vacant building in Van Horn, Texas, features Jeff Bezos and his brother Mark, who are due to ride Blue Origin’s suborbital spaceship on Tuesday. (GeekWire Photo / Alan...
19 lip 2021 · Texas 54 connects Van Horn to Blue Origin’s nondescript entrance. Tarantulas can be spotted crossing the highway, and a portion of the road can become an impassable slough of muddy...
20 lip 2021 · Blue Origin's move into Van Horn has forever changed the town, for both good and bad reasons. Here are a few of the ways the space tourism takeover has impacted Van Horn and its...
