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Army Network Integration Evaluation Brings 2,000 Testers to Area
Release courtesy of the Greater Las Cruces Chamber of Commerce Las Cruces, NM, May 30, 2011 – Beginning on Monday, June 26, the United States Army will begin large-scale testing of 30 different systems and networks at White Sands Missile Range and Fort Bliss. The Network Integration Evaluation (NIE), as it is known, will bring together 3,800 soldiers from Fort Bliss’ 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division with 2,000 soldiers, government employees and contract personnel from WSMR, Fort...
Spaceport America Issues Visitor Experience RFP
Release courtesy of Spaceport America LAS CRUCES, NM -- The New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA) has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Visitor Experience for Spaceport America, announced Christine Anderson, Executive Director of the NMSA. “Spaceport America is all about creating new jobs and making New Mexico an even bigger tourism destination,” said Anderson. “This contract will help develop an exciting attraction for our domestic and international visitors while also building a...
NMSU’s Flight Test Center Stages Successful UAV Test Over Hatch, N.M.
Release courtesy of NMSU News Center WRITER: Dennis Zaklan, 575-646-9417, dzaklan@psl.nmsu.edu From May 2-4, New Mexico State University's Unmanned Aircraft Systems Flight Test Center supported AAI Corporation's Shadow 200 Tactical UAS in conducting flights over the skies of Hatch, N.M. These were four-dimensional flight tests in support of efforts by the Federal Aviation Administration Tech Center to further UAS flights in the National Airspace System. NMSU's UAS FTC is the only FAA-approved...
Construction Industries Commission Schedules Hearings on 2009 International Energy Conservation Code
The Construction Industries Commission is conducting Public Hearings to consider rolling back the enhanced codes to the 2009 base code. The current enhanced New Mexico statewide building codes are 10% higher in energy conservation mandates than the 2009 International Base Code (IBC). This makes New Mexico one of the most expensive states in the entire country to build new or remodel existing buildings. This rollback will keep New Mexico competitive without discouraging new construction in the...
Education Launch to be Webcast Live
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...
NASA Testing Featured at Business on the Border
Keith Beck, NASA Test and Evaluation Contract (NTEC) Program Manager for Jacobs Technology, Inc., will be the featured speaker at the June Business on the Border Luncheon. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 7, 2011 from 11:30 AM until 1:00 PM at the Hotel Encanto de Las Cruces, 705 S. Telshor. The meeting will begin with a hot entree buffet followed by a brief update by MVEDA staff. The NASA Test and Evaluation Contract is one of 20 main contracts that Jacobs Technology Inc. (Jacobs)...
Preview Tours Start at Spaceport America
Release courtesy of Spaceport America LAS CRUCES, NM — The New Mexico Spaceport Authority has selected Follow The Sun, Inc., to conduct public Preview Tours of Spaceport America. Spaceport America's Preview Tours will feature guided, exclusive access to the spaceport and provide guests an up close and personal encounter with the spaceflight facilities only available during the current pre-operational phase. Guests will also learn the history and evolution of transportation and trade in the...
NMSU’s Arrowhead Center Calls for Summer Project Submissions
Release courtesy of NMSU News Center Writer: Justin Bannister, 575-646-5981, jbannist@nmsu.edu Contact: Sara Pirayesh Sanders, 575-646-7036, npirayes@ad.nmsu.edu New Mexico State University's Arrowhead Center Entrepreneurship Institute is looking for entrepreneurs and innovators in need of business assistance. Clients selected will receive specialized support as well as relevant, timely and practical business research. "It is vital that we focus on enhancing the entrepreneurial ecosystem in...
NMSU Expands Algae Research with 4,000-liter Photobioreactor
Article courtesy of NMSU News Center Writer: Jay Rodman, 575-646-1996, jrodman@nmsu.edu New Mexico State University is significantly expanding its capacity to accomplish critical algal biofuel research with the recent installation of a new photobioreactor system from Solix BioSystems at the university’s Fabian Garcia Research Center in Las Cruces. The system promises to accelerate the university’s emergence as a leader in this important research area. “Energy security and sustainability are...
NMSU’s Arrowhead Center Teams With WSMR on Business Development Opportunities
Release courtesy of NMSU News Center Writer: Justin Bannister, 575-646-5981, jbannist@nmsu.edu Contact: Dawn Hommer, 575-646-5213, dhommer@nmsu.edu New Mexico State University's Arrowhead Center has agreed to work with White Sands Missile Range to pursue potential business development opportunities in the fields of national security, space and aerospace, alternative energy initiatives and technologies with both military and civilian applications. "This agreement between NMSU and White Sands...
