Spaceport

Intuitive Machines’ IM-1 Mission Features Technology Tested at Spaceport America

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (Tuesday, February 13, 2024) – Over 50 years have passed since a United States-launched space vessel successfully completed a soft landing on the surface of the Moon. That could change this week, and in order to successfully touch down on the lunar surface, equipment tested at Spaceport America will be heavily relied [...]

Intuitive Machines’ IM-1 Mission Features Technology Tested at Spaceport America2024-02-13T13:08:39-07:00

USAF Thunderbirds Wrap Up Winter Training Session at Spaceport America

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (Wednesday, February 7, 2024) – For the fourth time since September of 2021, the planet’s third-oldest formal flying acrobatic team honed its skills at the world’s first purpose-built commercial spaceport. Preparing for a robust 2024 show schedule, the United State Air Force Demonstration Squadron “Thunderbirds” recently concluded a lengthy period of winter [...]

USAF Thunderbirds Wrap Up Winter Training Session at Spaceport America2024-02-07T13:16:02-07:00

Spaceport America Inks MOU with Globally-Recognized Economic Development Engine The Borderplex Alliance

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (Thursday, January 4, 2024) – The Borderplex Alliance and Spaceport America today signed a Memorandum of Understanding, formalizing a new collaboration between the two organizations. This partnership will open up thrilling opportunities to propel the Borderplex region’s economy to new heights. “We are thrilled about teaming up with Spaceport America,” said Jon [...]

Spaceport America Inks MOU with Globally-Recognized Economic Development Engine The Borderplex Alliance2024-01-05T13:09:12-07:00

Spaceport America Cup Secures New Mexico Hospitality Association Top HAT Award for Outstanding Event

LAS CRUCES, NM (Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023) – The world’s largest intercollegiate rocketry competition can now also be called one of the best overall events in the Land of Enchantment. During the New Mexico Hospitality Association’s annual Top HAT (Hospitality And Tourism) Awards ceremony Tuesday (Nov. 14) night at the Sheraton Uptown in Albuquerque, N.M., [...]

Spaceport America Cup Secures New Mexico Hospitality Association Top HAT Award for Outstanding Event2023-11-16T13:09:47-07:00

Spaceport America Mourns Loss of Former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson

LAS CRUCES, NM Spaceport America joins the state of New Mexico, its citizens, and countless individuals around the country in mourning the loss of former Governor Bill Richardson. Richardson passed away at the age of 75 at his summer home in Chatman, Mass., in the early hours of Saturday (Sept. 2, 2023) morning. During Richardson’s [...]

Spaceport America Mourns Loss of Former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson2023-09-05T14:15:19-06:00

Spaceport America Releases Economic Impact Study for 2022

Economic Impact of Spaceport America, 2022 (publish date August 25, 2023) LAS CRUCES, NM (Friday, August 25, 2023)   –   The New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA), in partnership with the New Mexico State University (NMSU) Arrowhead Center and Center for Border Economic Development (C-BED), have released an economic impact report encompassing the 2022 calendar year for [...]

Spaceport America Releases Economic Impact Study for 20222023-08-25T14:10:01-06:00

‘Galactic 02’, First Private Astronaut Flight by Virgin Galactic, Completed at Spaceport America

(Las Cruces, NM) Galactic 02 Press Conference The summer of 2023 continues to serve as a pivotal – and historic – time span for both Spaceport America and Virgin Galactic. Under clear skies Thursday morning, Virgin Galactic, the anchor tenant at Spaceport America, executed its third flight in just under four months from the Land [...]

‘Galactic 02’, First Private Astronaut Flight by Virgin Galactic, Completed at Spaceport America2023-08-11T14:08:28-06:00

NMSA Featured as Partner Organization for Two Finalists of $160 Million U.S. National Science Foundation Federal Grant

LAS CRUCES, NM (August 4, 2023)  The New Mexico Spaceport Authority is officially one step closer to obtaining a portion of a transformational grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation which has the potential to set the agency – and the region – up as a key player in global technology areas for decades to [...]

NMSA Featured as Partner Organization for Two Finalists of $160 Million U.S. National Science Foundation Federal Grant2023-08-09T14:07:58-06:00

PHASA-35® Announces Completion of First Successful Stratospheric Flight

LAS CRUCES, NM (Friday, July 14, 2023)  Spaceport America, the world’s first purpose-built commercial spaceport, recently added another success story to its growing list of high altitude pseudo satellite (HAPS) systems launched from the Land of Enchantment. In June of 2023, British engineers from BAE Systems utilized Spaceport America, and its partner U.S. Army White [...]

PHASA-35® Announces Completion of First Successful Stratospheric Flight2023-07-14T14:09:09-06:00

Spaceport America and ESRA Celebrate Another Successful Spaceport America Cup

(July 03, 2023; Las Cruces, NM) Spaceport America, the world’s first purpose-built commercial spaceport, and the Experimental Sounding Rocket Association (ESRA), a partner not-for-profit, are delighted to announce the conclusion of yet another highly successful Spaceport America Cup. This annual event, regarded as the largest intercollegiate rocket competition worldwide, showcased remarkable talent, innovation, and dedication [...]

Spaceport America and ESRA Celebrate Another Successful Spaceport America Cup2023-07-03T14:08:30-06:00