Spaceport America hosted the 18th spaceport launch on January 5 with the Armadillo Aerospace STIG B reusable suborbital research rocket. This was the third FAA licensed vehicle launch at the spaceport. At the request of the customer the event was unannounced. The flight mission was focused on continued testing of the vehicle. The vehicle failed [...]
Read MoreCourtesy of Spaceport America Spaceport America hosted its second FAA licensed launch on November 3. This launch marked the 17th vertical launch from the Spaceport. As with the previous licensed launch, the vehicle was the Armadillo Aerospace STIG-B. The rocket carried research payloads developed by Purdue University and the University of Braunschweig, Germany for the [...]
Read MoreCourtesy of the Las Cruces Bulletin, by Todd G. Dickson As Spaceport America readies to complete work on lengthening its runway and creating visitor centers, its anchor tenant Virgin Galactic is helping to secure passage of critical legislation. At a press conference Thursday, Nov. 15, in Albuquerque, the newly formed Save Our Spaceport Coalition held [...]
Read MoreSpaceport 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 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 MoreCourtesy of Spaceport America Las Cruces, NM – New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA) officials announced today that a site for the Sierra County Spaceport Welcome Center in Truth or Consequences, NM (T or C) has been chosen by the NMSA Welcome Center Site Source Selection Committee and approved by the NMSA Board. Meanwhile, the committee [...]
Read MoreRelease courtesy of Spaceport America LAS CRUCES, NM – The New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA) has announced two contract awards to companies located in the State of New Mexico. The contracts are for Spaceport General Services and the Spaceport Operations Center (SOC) Fit Out Design. Western Building & Development, LLC of Las Cruces was selected [...]
Read MoreRelease courtesy of Spaceport America Spaceport America, NM – New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA) officials announced the tenth launch from Spaceport America by UP Aerospace of Denver, Colorado. The liftoff of the sub-orbital sounding rocket took place from Spaceport America’s vertical launch complex at approximately 8:18 a.m. (MST), within the dedicated, five-hour launch window. The [...]
Read MoreRelease courtesy of Spaceport America LAS CRUCES, NM – The New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA) has announced three contract awards to companies located in the State of New Mexico. The contracts include Information Technology (IT) Services, Space Operations Services, and the Southern Road Environmental Analysis. Fiore Industries of Albuquerque was selected as the IT Services [...]
Read MoreRelease courtesy of the New Mexico Spaceport Authority LAS CRUCES, NM — The New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA) has issued a new Request for Proposals (RFP) for the General Services contract at Spaceport America. The scope of work required for the General Services contract includes providing labor, supervision, management, supplies, materials, tools and equipment to [...]
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