Spaceport America-The World's First Purpose-Built Commercial Spaceport

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Spaceport America Celebrates Virgin Galactic’s Successful Spaceship Launch

congratulations to Virgin Galactic on the remarkable success of today’s Unity 25 Spaceship launch. This achievement marks a significant milestone in the history of commercial space travel and reinforces Spaceport America’s position as a leading hub for innovation in the space industry.

2023 Spaceport America Cup

Spaceport America and the Experimental Sounding Rocket Association (ESRA) are pleased to announce the 2023 Spaceport America Cup brought to you by Blue Origin. This year’s event will be held June 19-24 in Southern New Mexico.

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Spaceport America Appoints New Business Development Director

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.

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Read our latest news articles to learn more about Spaceport America®.

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Spaceport America Celebrates Virgin Galactic’s Successful Spaceship Launch

congratulations to Virgin Galactic on the remarkable success of today’s Unity 25 Spaceship launch. This achievement marks a significant milestone in the history of commercial space travel and reinforces Spaceport America’s position as a leading hub for innovation in the space industry.

2023 Spaceport America Cup

Spaceport America and the Experimental Sounding Rocket Association (ESRA) are pleased to announce the 2023 Spaceport America Cup brought to you by Blue Origin. This year’s event will be held June 19-24 in Southern New Mexico.

Spaceport America Appoints New Business Development Director

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.

WHY IS SPACEPORT AMERICA® IN NEW MEXICO?

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AERIAL TOUR

Spaceport America is an active test facility and is closed to public access. Launches at the site are not open to public viewing and are subject to scheduling changes. Private tours of the facilities can be arranged in advance through our tour provider Final Frontier Tours. Please go to the Visit Page for more details.

DO BUSINESS WITH US

Engineer, manufacture, test and launch all at one facility. We can support build-to-suit tenants or on-demand flight test campaigns. We’re ready to do business with you.

VISIT US

We are a closed facility, but we still want you to visit us. Book a tour or attend one of our public events like the Spaceport America Cup or Fly-In.

LEARN WITH US

The Spaceport America Cup is designed in conjunction with IREC – the Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition for student rocketry teams from all over the country and around the world.