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 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 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 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 — 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 MoreDr. Patricia Hynes, Director of the New Mexico Space Grant Consortium, will be the featured speaker at the October MVEDA “Business in the Borderplex” luncheon. The luncheon will be held on Tuesday, October 2, 2012 from 11:30 AM until 1:00 PM at the Hotel Encanto de Las Cruces, 705 S. Telshor. The meeting will begin [...]
Read MoreInternational Symposium for Personal and Commercial Spaceflight (ISPCS) has opened registration for this year’s gathering of the leaders in new space industry development. ISPCS has become the main annual conference of leaders in the space industry. It will take place Oct. 17-18 at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, [...]
Read MoreFROM THE DIRECTOR This is the first edition of a monthly newsletter from the staff of Spaceport America. If you would like to subscribe to this newsletter, please click on the appropriate link below. We are very busy working toward our shared goal of delivering the first purpose-built commercial spaceport in the world. It is [...]
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