Courtesy 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 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 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 MoreRelease courtesy of Spaceport America LAS CRUCES, NM – The New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA) has announced two contract awards to companies located in the State of New Mexico. The contracts are for Spaceport General Services and the Spaceport Operations Center (SOC) Fit Out Design. Western Building & Development, LLC of Las Cruces was selected [...]
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 Spaceport America LAS CRUCES, NM – The New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA) has announced three contract awards to companies located in the State of New Mexico. The contracts include Information Technology (IT) Services, Space Operations Services, and the Southern Road Environmental Analysis. Fiore Industries of Albuquerque was selected as the IT Services [...]
Read MoreArticle courtesy of the Las Cruces Bulletin By Todd G. Dickson Part of the state’s spaceport deal with Virgin Galactic is that the company set up its headquarters in New Mexico, and Las Cruces appears to be that place. Carolyn Wincer, Virgin Galactic’s head of travel and tourism, told the City Council Monday, Oct. 3, [...]
Read MoreYou 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. [...]
Read MoreThe 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 [...]
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