Oct 18, 2011 | Announcements, Borderplex Expansions, Space Industry News
Article Courtesy of the Las Cruces Sun-News By Diana M. Alba UPHAM, N.M. – Bottle of champagne in hand, British billionaire and Virgin Group founder Richard Branson on Monday christened Spaceport America’s diamond feature – a $32.5 million...
Oct 17, 2011 | Announcements, Space Industry News
Article courtesy of the Las Cruces Sun-News By Diana M. Alba LAS CRUCES – NASA’s recently announced plan to buy flights from two companies that will launch from Spaceport America gives the $209 million project a shot in the arm, as the facility preps for a...
Oct 14, 2011 | Announcements, Space Industry News
Article courtesy of the Las Cruces Sun-News MOJAVE, CALIF. – NASA has booked at least one suborbital flight, with the possibility for two more, from Virgin Galactic, a spaceline that will launch from just north of Doña Ana County. Virgin Galactic had previously...
Sep 2, 2011 | Borderplex Expansions
Article courtesy of the Las Cruces Bulletin By Marvin Tessneer The Las Cruces community will connect with renewable energy when NRG Energy starts generating power this fall at its Roadrunner Solar Plant in Santa Teresa. The solar panel plant is being set up on 210...
Aug 11, 2011 | Announcements, Space Industry News
Article courtesy of the Las Cruces Sun-News LAS CRUCES – Virgin Galactic announced Wednesday it was chosen by NASA to carry scientists and their technology experiments to suborbital space. The space tourism company plans to eventually launch suborbital flights...