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Hatch Poised for Solar Plant
Article courtesy of the Las Cruces Bulletin By Todd G. Dickson Efforts are progressing to build a solar power plant in Hatch, which could be ready to begin generating 5 megawatts by summer 2011. So far, NextEra Energy Resources has negotiated a power purchase agreement with El Paso Electric Co. and secured a 35-acre site in the village’s industrial park. The agreement with El Paso Electric is part of the utility’s rate request for 2011 that still needs to be signed off by the New Mexico Public...
Early College School to Offer Opportunities
Article courtesy of the Las Cruces Sun-News By Christine Rogel LAS CRUCES - "It's not just a school; it's an opportunity," said Early College High School student Joel Macias during Friday's groundbreaking ceremony at New Mexico State University, which drew more than 100 guests. The Early College High School (ECHS) opened in July to 117 Las Cruces freshmen at its temporary location at Dona Ana Community College. The first phase of construction will be complete by the summer of 2011, according...
Spaceport Construction ‘Chugging Along’
Article courtesy of Las Cruces Sun-News By Brook Stockberger LAS CRUCES - If you've been following the news about Spaceport America, you know that construction has been well under way. The mythical-sounding place where humans can pay to take a ride into space - and, less mythical but probably more common, where companies can launch payloads - broke ground in June 2009. "It's chugging along," said Rick Homans, director of New Mexico Spaceport Authority, of the $200-million project. "Pretty much...
Spaceport America Gets NASA Tests
Article courtesy of the Las Cruces Bulletin By Todd G. Dickson Armadillo Aerospace – which has been the leader in developing rocket technology for vehicles to take off and land vertically – will be conducting three NASA-funded tests this winter at Spaceport America. Programmer John Carmack, who made his fortune creating computer games such as “Doom,” started Armadillo in 2000 to pursue advances first tested at White Sands Missile Range in the 1990s. In the past two years, one of his vehicles...
Armadillo Aerospace Plans NASA-Funded Launches From Spaceport America
LAS CRUCES, NM - The New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA) has announced that Armadillo Aerospace of Rockwell, Texas, plans to launch three NASA-funded tests of their vertical takeoff and landing rocket technology from Spaceport America this winter. "These launches mark an important step in NASA's plan to empower the emerging commercial spaceflight industry to assume a greater role in the nation's space program," said Rick Homans, executive director of the New Mexico Spaceport Authority....
Tech Investors Ready to Listen
Arrowhead hosts event to help tech startups get funded Article courtesy of the Las Cruces Bulletin By Gabriel Vasquez Entrepreneurs, prepare to meet your blind dates. The Arrowhead Center at New Mexico State University will play matchmaker with technology entrepreneurs and venture capitalists in the state during its “speed dating” event, Networking at the Speed of Technology, Wednesday, Oct. 20, at The Game Sports Bar & Grill. “Over the the past few years, venture capitalists have been...
NMSU, NM Space Grant Consortium Selected by FAA
Release courtesy of New Mexico Space Grant Consortium LAS CRUCES, NM – When Dr. Pat Hynes was recently notified that the New Mexico Space Grant Consortium at New Mexico State University (NMSU) was selected by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as a 2010 Center of Excellence for Commercial Space Transportation, she predicted that this would help make New Mexico the magnet for commercial space in the nation and the world. At a press conference held August 19 at NMSU, Dr. Hynes noted that...
Las Cruces Faring Better Than Most
City makes modest job gain despite the downturn economy Article courtesy of the Las Cruces Bulletin By Gabriel Vasquez Leaving Las Cruces, the economy goes from bad to worse. That was the message delivered by three economics professors at New Mexico State University during a televised economic update forum organized by the Greater Las Cruces Chamber of Commerce Wednesday, Aug. 11, at KRWG-TV studios. “As you go from local, to state and to the national (economy), it gets worse,” said NMSU...
New Mexico Space Grant Consortium Named FAA Center of Excellence for Commercial Space Transportation
Release courtesy of Spaceport America Las Cruces, NM – Spaceport America and the New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA) congratulate Dr. Pat Hynes and the New Mexico Space Grant Consortium at New Mexico State University (NMSU) for being selected as the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Center of Excellence for Commercial Space Transportation (COE-CST). Winning the nationwide competition to host the COE-CST now enables NMSU to serve as the hub of a minimum $5 million, five-year research...
West Mesa Park Teems with New Development
Article courtesy to the Las Cruces Bulletin By Gabriel Vasquez Not many people know about the West Mesa Industrial Park, a 1,820-acre development located on Interstate 10, eight miles west of Las Cruces. It is home to several companies specializing in light and general manufacturing, and more are coming. Most recently, Alaska Structures (AKS), a company in Las Cruces for more than 10 years, has expanded from its South Main Street facility into the 180,000-square-foot West Mesa building...
