Spaceport America hosted its first FAA licensed vehicle launch on October 6. It was the 16th vertical launch at the Spaceport. The launch was conducted by Armadillo Aerospace. The vehicle was the STIG-B, which is larger and more capable member of their STIG family. The rocket carried research payloads developed by Purdue University students and [...]
Read MoreCourtesy of the Las Cruces Bulletin, by Todd G. Dickson The scaling back of government support for the traditional space program could be reversed if the new private space entrepreneurs are successful, said a keynote speaker on the first day of the two-day International Symposium for Personal and Commercial Spaceflight (ISPCS). Robert Dickman, executive director [...]
Read MoreCourtesy of the Las Cruces Sun-News, by Steve Ramirez LAS CRUCES — Gov. Susana Martinez admitted Thursday she was preaching to the choir — a standing-room-only crowd of more than 500 people attending the eighth annual International Symposium for Personal and Commercial Spaceflight, at the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum. It was a [...]
Read MoreCourtesy of the Las Cruces Sun-News, by Steve Ramirez LAS CRUCES — First impressions mean a lot, and those were favorable at today’s International Symposium for Personal and Commercial Spaceflight for Brig. Gen. Gwen Bingham and Lori Garver. Bingham, who became commander of White Sands Missile Range about a month ago, made her first public [...]
Read MoreCourtesy of the Las Cruces Sun-News, by Steve Ramirez LAS CRUCES — Wayne Hale, a former space shuttle program manager who now works as a consultant for a commercial space flight company, urged supporters of the fledgling industry Tuesday to continue to push for state legislation that will allow companies to conduct business in New [...]
Read MoreCourtesy of the Las Cruces Bulletin, by Todd G. Dickson It’s been a big week in the new private space industry on the eve of the main space-industry gathering in Las Cruces. On Wednesday, Oct. 10, a commercially launched capsule docked into the International Space Station, marking the reopening of a U.S. supply line to [...]
Read MoreThe ISPCS Growing Community Partnership Luncheon will be held on October 16th at 11:30 am-1:30 pm at the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum. Keynote speaker: Wayne Hale, Former Space Shuttle Program Manager. He will talk about “Human Voyagers in the Ocean of Space… the Strict Rules. New Mexico will lead the world and [...]
Read MoreCourtesy of Spaceport America The Virgin Galactic Gateway to Space was awarded a Certificate of Occupancy on September 28 by the New Mexico Construction Industries Division. This is a significant milestone. The Gateway is a very impressive, complex structure that has been challenging to build. The result is a magnificent iconic structure befitting its unprecedented [...]
Read MoreCourtesy of Spaceport America The New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA) Board of Directors approved the award of two new contracts Monday, Sept. 24, moving the spaceport closer to its grand opening in December 2013. The board approved the award of the runway modification contract to A.S. Horner, an Albuquerque-based company that has been doing business [...]
Read MoreYou are invited to the 2nd Annual Community Partnership Luncheon, the opening event for the International Symposium for Personal and Commercial Spaceflight (ISPCS). This luncheon is part of the ISPCS events. It is held in honor and remembrance of space pioneer Len Sugerman. Keynote Speaker: Wayne Hale, Former Space Shuttle Program Manager “Human Voyagers in [...]
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