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FNF Breaks Ground at New Mexico's Spaceport

July 15, 2010

On June 19,2009, FNF broke ground on the first of 15 projects at Spaceport America in Southern New Mexico. FNF is performing the site enabling operations at the world's first purpose-built commercial spaceport. Establishing a security plan and providing security for the duration of the Spaceport construction, establishing and monitoring the sites SWPPP for all contractors, preparing the contractors staging area and owners representatives offices, as well as providing and maintaining contractors and public detours are FNF's main responsibilities on the project. FNF is also establishing resources such as water and aggregates that will be able to supply the entire project's needs. Coordination with all stakeholders is a key component to this high-profile project.

"The groundbreaking for Spaceport America is the beginning of a historic new chapter in New Mexico's long legacy of space and cutting-edge technology. From the pioneering rocketry work of Robert J. Goddard in New Mexico in 1930, the beginnings of America’s space program in the 1940’s and 50’s to the ongoing NASA programs at White Sands Missile Range and now to Spaceport America, the Gateway to the Future" comments Executive Director Steve Landeene of the New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA).

AECOM Operational Facts & Figures — Spaceport America

• 10,000-foot long, 200-foot wide runway and associated taxiways

• 4,000-foot long initial tenant development area

• 4 water wells to serve the initial development

• Water distribution system including storage tank and booster pump station

• Wastewater collection system and wastewater treatment plant

• Fuel storage facility

• Electrical power distribution system including a new substation and 5 miles of underground cabling

• Fiber optics and wireless communications infrastructure

• Vertical launch area serving suborbital launch activities

• 7 miles of internal all-weather campus roads