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What U.S state is home to both the oldest state capital in America and also a 220$ million spaceport that opened in 2011

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New Mexico.

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Santa Fe in the state of New Mexico was made the capital of Nuevo Mexico in 1610 by the Spanish, thus making this place into the oldest state capital in America.

The state is also the location of Spaceport America, which is opened in 2011. This spaceport located in the Jornada del Muerto desert of New Mexico costs 220$ million, becoming the first commercial spaceport in the world. It can accommodate both horizontal and vertical launch aerospace vehicles. The place is also currently rented by various space program companies.

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