Mar 28, 2011 | Announcements, Space Industry News
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...
Mar 9, 2011 | Space Industry News
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...
Mar 1, 2011 | Space Industry News
Article courtesy of Las Cruces Sun-News LAS CRUCES – Britain-based Virgin Galactic, the anchor tenant company for New Mexico’s spaceport, on Monday announced the first-ever commercial contracts to fly scientists into suborbital space to conduct research....
Feb 28, 2011 | Space Industry News
Release courtesy of the Governor’s Office SANTA FE – Governor Susana Martinez announced today that the Spaceport Authority Board of Directors has named Christine Anderson as Executive Director of the New Mexico Spaceport Authority. Anderson previously served for 30...
Feb 22, 2011 | Announcements, Space Industry News
The New Mexico Space Grant Consortium announced that the next Student Launch (SL5) will take place at 7:00 a.m. on Friday, April 1, 2011 from Spaceport America. The launch will achieve a 65 mile altitude and include 33 experiments from New Mexico middle schools, high...
Feb 9, 2011 | Space Industry News
Release courtesy of the Governor’s Office SANTA FE – Governor Susana Martinez announced today that she has made appointments to all positions on the Spaceport Authority Board of Directors. The appointments come as the Martinez administration continues to review all...
