Spaceport America, the world's first commercial passenger spaceport, looks like a gigantic moth with wings spread out against the arid, reddish-brown dirt of southern New Mexico.
Chajnantor is high and dry - perfect for picking up microwaves. This selection is also particularly appropriate, for mankind has been exploiting the aridity of the Atacama desert for millennia.
Move suddenly, and bright spots blur your vision before you start to stagger and retch. This is Chajnantor, the most inhospitable portion of Chile's Atacama desert, and one of the world's most arid places.
Spaceport America, the world's first commercial passenger spaceport, looks like a gigantic moth with wings spread out against the arid, reddish-brown dirt of southern New Mexico.
Spaceport America, the world's first commercial passenger spaceport, looks like a gigantic moth with wings spread out against the arid, reddish-brown dirt of southern New Mexico.
Most of Pakistani land is semi-arid, arid or hyper-arid; 60% of the land receives less than 250mm of rainfall. This could get worse with climate change.
As you approach from the west, the Spaceport America main terminal looks like a gigantic moth, its rounded wings outspread against the arid, reddish-brown dirt of southern New Mexico.