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Commercial Space Exhibit Hall Grand Opening and Growing Partnership Luncheon on October 18th
You are invited to attend the Commercial Space Exhibit Hall Grand Opening and Growing Partnership Luncheon on October 18th at the Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum, 11am – 2pm. This event is part of the International Symposium for Personal and Commercial Spaceflight (ISPCS) where leaders from the commercial space industry meet, listen, talk, and collaborate.
Growing the community partnerships is an essential activity as we continue on the path of leading the commercial spaceflight industry here in Southern New Mexico. At the luncheon you will:
• Attend Grand Opening of Commercial Space Exhibit Hall
• Meet commercial space entrepreneurs
• Enjoy lunch and keynote speaker Allan Lockheed
• Tour Commercial Space Exhibit Hall
The Grand Opening of the Commercial Space Exhibit Hall will be hosted by the Las Cruces Chamber of Commerce Conquistadors. (This event is free, 11:00-11:30)
Allan Lockheed Jr., son of aviation pioneer Allan Lockheed, will describe how the commercial space transportation industry parallels the development of the airline industry. This event is sponsored by Steinborn & Associates Real Estate and the Las Cruces Bulletin. Registration is required for luncheon.
Visit NASA’s Exploration Experience display. This is a visual journey through the past, present and future of space exploration, using the latest in 3-D imagery.
To register for the luncheon, please visit www.ispcs.com.
ISPCS 2011 will be held Oct. 19-20 during Space Week in New Mexico.
ISPCS is organized by the New Mexico Space Grant Consortium, a member of the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program, administered by NASA.
Education Launch to be Webcast Live
Photo courtesy of NMSGC
The New Mexico Space Grant Consortium (NMSGC) has announced that the Third Annual Education Launch will be available to view live online on Friday, May 20. This launch and the yearlong education plan to build experiments are sponsored by NASA through the Summer of Innovation Program. Four high school experiments are supported by the New Mexico Gross Receipts Tax revenue, dedicated to supporting spaceport related education. The UP Aerospace SL-5 rocket is scheduled to launch at 7 a.m. MDT, and will be seen live on the Internet at: www.LaunchNM.com
NMSGC Director Dr. Patricia Hynes is happy to have more webcasting options than ever this year. “We’re expecting over 800 students and their families and members of the public to be on-hand to watch this year’s launch. We are privileged to share it with the world on the Internet” Hynes said. The rocket will loft 27 student experiments into space. This program provides annual access to space for student experiments at the end of the academic year. Predictable access to space for student experiments at the end of the academic year helps place “going to space” into the workday of the teacher in the classroom.
The student launch program was created by the NMSGC to promote science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs for area students. Experiments include 35 sensors including electromagnetic field, carbon dioxide detectors, radiation, acceleration, temperature, pressure and electricity sensors. Descriptions of the student experiments are available online at www.launchnm.com
The New Mexico Space Grant Consortium is a member of the congressionally funded National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program that is administered by NASA and sponsored by New Mexico State University. The program promotes and inspires lifelong learning in areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics as it pertains to space-related activities. The consortium supports a wide range of projects and scholarship opportunities, including the Student Launch Program.
Registration Open for Rescheduled Student Launch
Release courtesy of the New Mexico Space Grant Consortium
LAS CRUCES, NM – The New Mexico Space Grant Consortium’s (NMSGC) third annual Student Launch is now scheduled for Friday, May 20, 2011 at Spaceport America. If you are interested in attending you are encouraged to register online. NASA is sponsoring this launch as part of its Summer of Innovation program. The SL-5 rocket will be carrying experiments designed and created by students from middle grades through to university level. Students are from New Mexico, Texas and Arizona created the experiments. This launch was rescheduled from its earlier launch date in order to meet mission specifications. Registration will be open until 5 p.m. MDT May 10, 2011.
The Student Launch is open to the public by reservation via coach transportation for $45 per person. Registrants can go online to http://www.launchnm.com/registration.php to reserve their space and make payment. No private vehicles are allowed at the launch site.
NMSGC Director Dr. Patricia Hynes is enthusiastic about this year’s student launch, and welcomes the public. “This will be another unique opportunity for students, parents, teachers and anyone interested in space, to learn about sub-orbital science and engineering education and research. We will launch the rocket with the experiments and after the rocket lands, we will take the experiments out of the rocket and give the data to the student on-site.” The rocket will loft 27 student experiments into space from Spaceport America, culminating nearly a year of development and planning. “Because we want to give students the data from their experiments in the field, we tested the parachute system on the rocket. The system worked perfectly, but we had a small problem after the test, which created the delay.”
The May 20 SL-5 Student Launch will be well-attended, with many local dignitaries and industry representatives on-hand, including personnel from NASA.
The student launch program was created by the NMSGC to promote science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs for area students. This program provides annual access to space for student experiments at the end of the academic year.
Experiments include 35 sensors including electromagnetic field, carbon dioxide detectors, radiation, acceleration, temperature, pressure and electricity sensors. Descriptions of the student experiments are available online at http://www.launchnm.com
The New Mexico Space Grant Consortium is a member of the congressionally funded National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program that is administered by NASA and sponsored by New Mexico State University. The program promotes and inspires lifelong learning in areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics as it pertains to space-related activities. The consortium supports a wide range of projects and scholarship opportunities, including the Student Launch Program.
Student Launch Rescheduled For May 20
Release courtesy of the New Mexico Space Grant Consortium
UPHAM, NM – After analyzing the results of a test on the parachute system for the SL-5 rocket, New Mexico Space Grant Consortium (NMSGC) Director Dr. Patricia Hynes has rescheduled the SL-5 Student Launch to Friday, May 20, 2011 Engineers from UP Aerospace conferred with NMSGC launch officials and it was determined that, even though the drop test was successful, a portion of flight hardware became entangled during recovery and was damaged. Safe return of the students’ 27 onboard experiments is a requirement of this launch, so in order to meet the mission specifications; the launch has been rescheduled to May 20 at Spaceport America.
Dr. Hynes is optimistic about the student launch, even though it needed to be rescheduled. “A lot of planning and effort has gone into this launch, and the final testing of the recovery systems is important to make sure the experiments return successfully.” The rocket will loft 27 student experiments into space from Spaceport America, culminating nearly a year of development and planning. “Working together with our partners at UP Aerospace and many other dedicated, talented professionals, we are making every effort to assure the success of this unique scientific opportunity for the students.”
The student launch program was created by the NMSGC to promote science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs for area students. This program provides annual access to space for student experiments at the end of the academic year. Predictable access to space for student experiments at the end of the academic year helps get going to space into the workday of the teacher in the classroom.
Experiments include 35 sensors including electromagnetic field, carbon dioxide detectors, radiation, acceleration, temperature, pressure and electricity sensors. Descriptions of the student experiments are available online at http://www.launchnm.com/
The New Mexico Space Grant Consortium is a member of the congressionally funded National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program that is administered by NASA and sponsored by New Mexico State University. The program promotes and inspires lifelong learning in areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics as it pertains to space-related activities. The consortium supports a wide range of projects and scholarship opportunities, including the Student Launch Program.
Space Week in New Mexico – October 19-22, 2010
Space Week in New Mexico
The International Symposium for Personal and Commercial Spaceflight 2010 (ISPCS 2010) will be held October 20-21, 2010 at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum during Space Week in New Mexico.
ISPCS 2010 will again feature the superior speakers and high-quality sessions that attendees have come to expect. New tours have been added this year, and multiple meetings will be held before and after the main sessions on Wednesday and Thursday. On Friday, the closing event of Space Week in New Mexico, attendees can join in the Spaceport America Runway Dedication and witness the long-distance capture-carry of Virgin Galactic’s WhiteKnightTwo and SpaceShipTwo. Plan to be there for this historic event, when these state-of-the art vehicles pass over their eventual home base and operations center at Spaceport America.
The early-bird registration fee for ISPCS is $425. After Saturday, October 2nd the cost will then go to $475 for those registering by October 16th. Those registering after October 16th on line and on site will pay $525.
ISPCS is organized by the New Mexico Space Grant Consortium, a member of the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program, administered by NASA.
Register today at www.ispcs.com
