Courtesy 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 the Las Cruces Bulletin, by Todd G. Dickson A recent study finds that there not only is an existing market for space tourism, but predicts that market will only grow as more vehicles are developed and the price becomes competitive. The $277,000 study, called “Suborbital Reusable Vehicles: A Ten-Year Forecast of Market Demand,” [...]
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 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 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 [...]
Read MoreRelease courtesy of Spaceport America LAS CRUCES, NM – For the second consecutive year, Spaceport America has received a federal grant award to help fund new spaceport infrastructure. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grant is worth $249,378 toward the cost of a roll-back vehicle integration building at Spaceport America The FAA announced the Space Transportation [...]
Read MoreArticle courtesy of the Las Cruces Bulletin By Samantha Roberts The Mesilla Valley of Economic Development Alliance (MVEDA) has been busy this month with meetings, events and behind-the scenes work. The organization, which was incorporated in 1994, is “a public/private sector economic development partnership that serves Dona Ana County,” according to its mission. MVEDA partners [...]
Read MoreRelease courtesy of NMSU News Center WRITER: Dennis Zaklan, 575-646-9417, dzaklan@psl.nmsu.edu From May 2-4, New Mexico State University’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Flight Test Center supported AAI Corporation’s Shadow 200 Tactical UAS in conducting flights over the skies of Hatch, N.M. These were four-dimensional flight tests in support of efforts by the Federal Aviation Administration Tech [...]
Read MoreRelease courtesy of NMSU News Center WRITER: Mark Cramer, 575-646-1957, mwcramer@nmsu.edu CONTACT: Kathryn Hansen, 575-646-5406, Hansen@nmsu.ed The annual UAS TAAC (Unmanned Aircraft Systems Technical Analysis and Applications Center) Conference, arranged and sponsored by New Mexico State University, takes place Dec. 7-9 at the Tamaya Hyatt Regency in Santa Ana Pueblo, N.M. Between 400 and 500 [...]
Read MoreRelease courtesy of Spaceport America LAS CRUCES, NM – Spaceport America has received its first federal grant from a newly funded spaceport infrastructure program at the Federal Aviation Administration. The funding, $43,000 from the FAA matched with $4,300 from Virgin Galactic, will allow for the acquisition of an Automated Weather Observation System III (AWOS III). [...]
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