Sierra County, NM (March 22, 2023)- Dr. Francisco Pallares has been selected as the new Director of Business Development at Spaceport America. Dr. Pallares joins the New Mexico Spaceport Authority from Sul Ross State University and was the former Deputy Director for Economic Development at the City of Las Cruces. “Francisco brings an important and expert perspective [...]
Spaceport America Podcast – Episode 21 Alice Carruth of the NM Spaceport Authority speaks on this month’s podcast with T.J. Cook, Executive Director & Fund Manager at CNM Ingenuity, and Randy Trask, Executive Director of Q Station, about the New Mexico Space Valley Coalition. The coalition is a statewide team of public and private entities [...]
Sierra County, NM- January 23, 2022– The United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron “Thunderbirds” returned to Spaceport America on January 9, 2023, for two weeks of winter training. This is the third visit to Spaceport America by the USAF display team since September 2021. “Spaceport America is honored that the USAF Thunderbirds selected our [...]
Spaceport America Podcast – Episode 20 Alice Carruth of the NM Spaceport Authority speaks on this month’s podcast with Alexander Greenberg, Director of Science and Technology for the New Mexico Economic Development Department. Listen to this or past Spaceport America podcasts on your favorite application. Listen on Spotify: CLICK HERE Listen on Apple Podcasts: CLICK [...]
Spaceport America Podcast – Episode 19: Space Law with Melissa Kemper Force Alice Carruth of the NM Spaceport Authority speaks on this month’s podcast with the New Mexico State University Atomic Aggies, winners of the 2022 Chile Cup. Listen to this or past Spaceport America podcasts on your favorite application. Listen on Spotify: CLICK HERE [...]
Spaceport America Podcast – Episode 18: Space Law with Melissa Kemper Force Alice Carruth of the NM Spaceport Authority speaks on this month’s podcast with Melissa Kemper Force. Melissa Kemper Force is a space lawyer who, prior to joining Spaceport America, worked in the Office of Space Commercialization (now Office of Space Commerce) in the [...]
Spaceport America Podcast – Episode 17: Teachers in Space with Elizabeth Kennick Alice Carruth of the NM Spaceport Authority speaks on this month’s podcast with Elizabeth Kennick, President, Teachers in Space. Elizabeth Kennick has directed Teachers in Space (TIS) since 2011. Formerly VP of Client Technology at Morgan Stanley, she now develops affordable flight experiment [...]
Sierra County, July 15, 2022- Spaceport America and the Experimental Sounding Rocket Association (ESRA) have announced the winners of the 2022 Spaceport America Cup brought to you by Sierra Space. The University of Sydney took home the overall winners’ trophy after impressing the judges with their 30,000ft rocket launch. Over 1,300 participants attended the 2022 [...]
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Spaceport America Podcast – Episode 16: Spaceport America Cup Alice Carruth of the NM Spaceport Authority speaks on this month’s podcast with Cliff Olmsted, President, and Chairman of Experimental Sounding Rocket Association (ESRA) about the 2022 Spaceport America Cup. Listen to this or past Spaceport America podcasts on your favorite application. ‘); Listen on Spotify: [...]
