SPACEPORT AMERICA – Following unanimous passage by the state’s legislature, New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez signed legislation today expanding existing liability protections for spaceflight operators to spaceflight manufacturers and suppliers. The New Mexico Expanded Space Flight Informed Consent Act prevents lawsuit abuse and addresses the inherent risks of space flight and is written to ensure [...]
Read MoreCourtesy of the Las Cruces Bulletin, by Richard Coltharp With or without a fiscal cliff, New Mexico, one of the nation’s per-capita leaders in federal jobs, may lose at least some of those jobs both in the near and long terms. “The federal government can no longer be considered a growth industry in New Mexico,” [...]
Read MoreThe New Mexico Economic Development Department, in collaboration with the New Mexico Manufacturing Extension Partnership, is offering the New Mexico 9000 training classes to prepare New Mexico businesses for ISO 9001 Certification. The first class is scheduled to begin on January 18, 2013 at the New Mexico State University Albuquerque branch, 4501 Indian School Rd. [...]
Read MoreCourtesy of the Las Cruces Bulletin, by Richard Coltharp Can Las Cruces be the hub of an economically booming high-technology center? The Mesilla Valley Economic Development Alliance attempted to find answers to that question at its Regional Economic Development Forum Thursday, May 17, at the Las Cruces Convention Center. “If you want to go after [...]
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 MoreSANTA FE – The New Mexico Economic Development Department, in collaboration with the New Mexico Manufacturing Extension Partnership, is offering New Mexico 9000 training classes to prepare New Mexico businesses for ISO 9001 Certification. The first session is scheduled for December 9, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the New Mexico State University Albuquerque [...]
Read MoreRelease courtesy of NMSU News Center WRITER: Janet Perez, 575-646-4120, perezjm@nmsu.edu CONTACT: Steve Hottman, 575-646-9202, shottman@psl.nmsu.edu New Mexico State University is building a stellar international reputation for its work on unmanned aircraft systems, a fact reflected in the continually growing success of its annual UAS TAAC (Unmanned Aircraft Systems Technical Analysis and Applications Center) Conference. [...]
Read MoreArticle courtesy of the Las Cruces Bulletin By Todd G. Dickson On the eve of a week of activities related to new space entrepreneurs, Spaceport America’s two primary customers – Virgin Galactic and UP Aerospace – have made major announcements. UP Aerospace, the company that has conducted a number of traditional sounding rocket launches from [...]
Read MoreArticle courtesy of the Las Cruces Sun-News UPHAM, N.M. – UP Aerospace Inc., a commercial space launch services company based in Denver, Colo., has announced plans to launch up to nine new missions from Spaceport America in 2012 and 2013. The $209 million, taxpayer-funded spaceport is nearing completion in Upham, N.M., in southeastern Sierra County, [...]
Read MoreRelease courtesy of NMSU News Center WRITER: Mark Cramer, 575-646-1957, mwcramer@nmsu.edu CONTACT: Steve Hottman, 575-646-9202, shottman@psl.nmsu.edu New Mexico State University on Sept. 30 announced that its Physical Science Laboratory is partnering with the United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency in developing and testing DARPA’s Vulture unmanned aerial vehicle program. The Vulture II Program, a [...]
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