October 17, 2012. Retrieved online October 18, 2012 from Steve Ramirez, Las Cruces Sun-News LAS CRUCES — It's brain power squared this week in Las Cruces. Both the 2012 ReEnergize the Americas conference and the eighth annual International Symposium for Personal and Commercial Spaceflight have attracted the best of the best — intelligent, innovative and creative people from the fields of More »

July 6, 2012. Retrieved online July 11, 2012 from Alta LeCompte, Las Cruces Bulletin Engineer, cheerleader, Las Crucen As construction moves toward completion at Spaceport America in Sierra County, project manager Wayne Savage sees the venture as “a game changer for New Mexico.” “In looking back, I think the thing that really excites me is the potential for local economic growth,” More »

February 27, 2010. Retrieved online: March 1, 2010 from Brook Stockberger, Las Cruces Sun-News LAS CRUCES – Southern New Mexico’s largest city has experienced a pretty heady month. For the third time in the past several weeks, Las Cruces has snared a spot on another “best of” list. Sunset magazine picked Las Cruces as No. 19 in its list “20 Best Towns of the Future,” in its March ed More »

April 23, 2009 by NMSU NMSU News Center Spaceport America and the New Mexico Space Grant Consortium at New Mexico State University will conduct the first annual educational launch from Spaceport America Saturday, May 2. This historic launch will utilize an SL-3 launch vehicle provided by UP Aerospace and will include 11 multi-sensor experiments designed and created by students from New Mexico s More »

Sept. 11, 2007 by Karl Hill NMSU News Center Adventure-seeking, risk-taking entrepreneurs are driving the new space race, but government partnerships are critical to the success of the emerging commercial spaceflight industry, says Patricia Hynes, chair of the upcoming International Symposium for Personal Spaceflight. ISPS 2007 will be held at the Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces More »

Oct. 13, 2006 by Karl Hill NMSU News Center It’s not too late to tap into the action as heroes of the first Space Race and frontrunners in the new one gather in Las Cruces Oct. 17 and 18 for the second annual International Symposium for Personal Spaceflight. “In fact, we will take registration at the door,” said Patricia Hynes, director of the New Mexico Space Grant Consortium and More »