News from Spaceport America – October 2013

Preparatory work for the next UP Aerospace SpaceLoft-XL launch, mission SL-8, continues. Major activities involve coordination with White Sands Missile Range and the Federal Aviation Administration Albuquerque Air Route Traffic Control Center. An important milestone...

News from Spaceport America – August 2013

After the highly successful launch on June 21 of the UP Aerospace SL-7 vehicle, the technical team concentrated during July on preparations for upcoming launch activities and on renewal of our Launch Site Operator License. UP has posted a spectacular downward looking...

News from Spaceport America – July 2013

The technical team had a very busy June. Activities were focused primarily on the UP Aerospace’s SL-7 launch and preparations leading up to it. The launch took place on June 21 at 7:57 AM, and was nearly flawless. It had been scheduled for 7:00 AM, but an...