Virgin’s CEO Visits With New Spaceport Authority

Article courtesy of the Las Cruces Sun-News By Diana M. Alba LAS CRUCES – Squeezing in a stop here while en route to London, Virgin Galactic’s president and CEO told spaceport officials Tuesday that the company remains committed to basing its suborbital...

Spaceport Director Rick Homans Resigns

Article courtesy of Las Cruces Sun-News By Diana M. Alba LAS CRUCES – Spaceport America Director Rick Homans announced his resignation Wednesday, saying he’d been ordered to do so by the Gov. Susana Martinez administration. Some Spaceport America board...

Virgin Galactic Links Up With 2 Companies

Article courtesy of Las Cruces Sun-News By Diana M. Alba LAS CRUCES – Spaceport America’s anchor tenant company, Virgin Galactic, announced recently it’s partnering with two other companies that have their sights set on orbital spaceflight. The other...

Spaceport America Issues Operation RFPs

Release courtesy of Spaceport America LAS CRUCES, NM — The New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA) has issued Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for the day-to-day operations of Spaceport America, announced Rick Homans, Executive Director of the NMSA. “Issuing these...