I am writing today to announce the closure of the New Mexico Independent. After three and a half years of operation in New Mexico, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news…
While environmental activists played their part yesterday during demonstrations at the capitol building, going so far as to dress up as solar panels and to sing the tune of “You Are My Sunshine,” their counterparts, the anti-cap-and-trade contingency who has…
Roughly one quarter of University of New Mexico students are unimpressed with the state’s flagship public school, according to a survey that questioned college students about their higher education experiences.
CANCÚN, MEXICO — On Monday, Kevin Conrad, special envoy and ambassador for environment and climate change, Papua New Guinea, unveiled a new project from Sir Richard Branson: The Carbon War Room is a US-based nonprofit that “harnesses the power of entrepreneurs to implement market-driven solutions to climate change.”
Felix Baumgartner, an Austrian daredevil, hopes to to break a 50-year-old record this summer in New Mexico when he begins a sky dive from 120,000 feet, or almost 23 miles above the earth’s surface, reports CNN.
It’s unclear from the CNN…
Gov. Bill Richardson was in Las Cruces Saturday to sign into law the Whistleblower Protection Act, funding for the Las Cruces downtown tax increment development district and colonias, and a spaceport-related bill.
Over three weeks ago Governor Bill Richardson handed a full plate of initiatives to the Roundhouse. So with just about one week left, how much are lawmakers listening?
So Virgin Galactic unveiled on Monday its long-awaited SpaceShipTwo – the craft it plans to use to ferry paying passengers into suborbital space from Spaceport America. The big question now: When will we see it fly?
It’s been five years since SpaceShipOne won the first Ansari X Prize and proved that commercial vehicles have a future in outer space. But the move to actually commercialize space hasn’t been as quick as those trying to make it…
Construction of the 10,000-foot runway at Spaceport America is underway, the New Mexico Spaceport Authority announced today.
A $130 million, 22-megawatt solar plant is going to be built in New Mexico, the Las Cruces Sun-News reports. Congressman Harry Teague announced the plant, to be built by BP Solar and EnergyNovo, at the Re-Energize New Mexico conference…
With contentious debates about how to fund Spaceport America behind them, government officials gathered at New Mexico State University Thursday evening for the first of three celebrations of the facility’s official groundbreaking.
The Las Cruces Connection is blogging the “airport of the future,” better known as Spaceport America. This blog has it all on what to expect for the breaking-ground events planned for today for the spaceport located in Doña Ana County. Also, you…
The long-awaited groundbreaking for Spaceport America is taking place Friday, well over a year after state officials initially hoped it would happen.
A rocket successfully launched from Spaceport America today but failed in its goal of reaching suborbital space.
More than 350 people have signed up to attend Saturday’s educational launch from Spaceport America. Officials say that’s evidence that, as the project progresses from a proposal to reality, excitement is building. “Everybody senses that it’s actually real,” spaceport Executive Director Steve Landeene said.
The New Mexico Spaceport Authority announced today the selection of Gerald Martin Construction Management of Albuquerque to oversee the building of Spaceport America.
Growing up, my real passion was anything to do with outer space. So, I have to admit, I’m a little giddy about the fact that New Mexico is about to begin construction on the first purpose-built commercial spaceport in the world only 40 miles from my house.
Spaceport America cleared another critical hurdle on Monday when the Federal Aviation Administration formally issued the state a license to operate a commercial spaceport.
But to secure tens of millions of dollars in funding from the state…
One little-noticed but important vote tonight was the defeat by Otero County residents of a tax increase to help fund Spaceport America.
With all votes counted, the proposed 1/4 percent tax increase was defeated with 8,179 votes,…
