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Spaceport America

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The world's first purpose-built commercial spaceport. Designed, built, owned and operated by the State of New Mexico.

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It's #TenantTuesday, and we're putting the spotlight on longtime VLA tenant UP Aerospace 🚀 Since its first launch from our site in Sept. of 2006, UP has conducted 22 suborbital launches, primarily utilizing its SpaceLoft XL sounding rocket. Learn more | bit.ly/412wyPR

It's #TenantTuesday, and we're putting the spotlight on longtime VLA tenant <a href="/UPAerospace/">UP Aerospace</a> 🚀 

Since its first launch from our site in Sept. of 2006, UP has conducted 22 suborbital launches, primarily utilizing its SpaceLoft XL sounding rocket.
Learn more | bit.ly/412wyPR
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Eyes to the sky tonight, New Mexico 🚀 Are you ready for the Snow Moon? This stunning full moon gets its name from the heavy snowfall that typically occurs in February. If you missed it this morning, it’ll be visible again tonight starting at 6 pm MST.

Eyes to the sky tonight, New Mexico 🚀

Are you ready for the Snow Moon? This stunning full moon gets its name from the heavy snowfall that typically occurs in February. If you missed it this morning, it’ll be visible again tonight starting at 6 pm MST.
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It's #TenantTuesday and today we're focusing on AV 🚀 A tenant since 2020, AV's most recent tests came in August of 2024 when it flew its upgraded version of the Sunglider, Horus A! Learn more | avinc.com

It's #TenantTuesday and today we're focusing on <a href="/aerovironment/">AV</a> 🚀

A tenant since 2020, AV's most recent tests came in August of 2024 when it flew its upgraded version of the Sunglider, Horus A!

Learn more | avinc.com
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#OnThisDay February 20, 1962, John Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth when NASA launched him into space aboard Friendship 7 on the Mercury-Atlas 6 mission.

#OnThisDay February 20, 1962, John Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth when NASA launched him into space aboard Friendship 7 on the Mercury-Atlas 6 mission.
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Prepare for a celestial transformation! 🌑➡️🔴 Tonight, the Blood Moon total lunar eclipse will paint the night sky in a reddish hue. This is the first total lunar eclipse in 3 years! Totality begins around 12:26 AM MST.

Prepare for a celestial transformation! 🌑➡️🔴

Tonight, the Blood Moon total lunar eclipse will paint the night sky in a reddish hue. This is the first total lunar eclipse in 3 years! Totality begins around 12:26 AM MST.
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Today’s #WomensHistoryMonth highlight is astronaut and physicist Sally Ride, who made history as the first American woman in space.🚀👩‍🚀 On June 18, 1983, she soared aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, inspiring generations of young women to pursue careers in STEM.

Today’s #WomensHistoryMonth highlight is astronaut and physicist Sally Ride, who made history as the first American woman in space.🚀👩‍🚀 

On June 18, 1983, she soared aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, inspiring generations of young women to pursue careers in STEM.
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It's #TenantTuesday and today we're putting the spotlight on SpinLaunch 🚀 A tenant since 2019, SpinLaunch has constructed the world's tallest suborbital accelerator at Spaceport America. Learn more | lnkd.in/gTXzfJwj

It's #TenantTuesday and today we're putting the spotlight on <a href="/spinlaunch/">SpinLaunch</a> 🚀

A tenant since 2019, SpinLaunch has constructed the world's tallest suborbital accelerator at Spaceport America.

Learn more | lnkd.in/gTXzfJwj
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Today’s #WomensHistoryMonth highlight is Dorothy Vaughan, a pioneer in computer programming.🧠🦾 As the first African American supervisor at NACA (later NASA), she led the 'West Area Computing' unit, contributing to critical calculations for early space missions.

Today’s #WomensHistoryMonth highlight is Dorothy Vaughan, a pioneer in computer programming.🧠🦾 

As the first African American supervisor at NACA (later NASA), she led the 'West Area Computing' unit, contributing to critical calculations for early space missions.
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Our final #WomensHistoryMonth highlight is Kitty O'Brien Joyner, who broke barriers as NACA's (later NASA’s) first female engineer!💪 Despite facing significant challenges, she excelled in her field, contributing to wind tunnel research and supersonic flight.

Our final #WomensHistoryMonth highlight is Kitty O'Brien Joyner, who broke barriers as NACA's (later NASA’s) first female engineer!💪 
 
Despite facing significant challenges, she excelled in her field, contributing to wind tunnel research and supersonic flight.
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Can't spell runway without run🏃 In partnership with TCR Productions, we're hosting the inaugural Space Race on Sunday, April 27, 2025 🚀 Participants can choose from a 5k, 10k, or half-marathon ✨ Register: lnkd.in/gFimQ_9w Race Information: lnkd.in/gmcWJHD5

Can't spell runway without run🏃

In partnership with <a href="/TCRPRODUCTIONS/">TCR Productions</a>, we're hosting the inaugural Space Race on Sunday, April 27, 2025 🚀

Participants can choose from a 5k, 10k, or half-marathon ✨

Register: lnkd.in/gFimQ_9w
Race Information: lnkd.in/gmcWJHD5
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Today (Wed., 4.23.25) is your last chance to register for the inaugural Space Race 🚀 We're just days away from this family-friendly 5k, 10k, & half-marathon at our site on Sun. 4.27.25 ✨ Register: lnkd.in/gFimQ_9w Race Information: lnkd.in/gmcWJHD5

Today (Wed., 4.23.25) is your last chance to register for the inaugural Space Race 🚀

We're just days away from this family-friendly 5k, 10k, &amp; half-marathon at our site on Sun. 4.27.25 ✨

Register: lnkd.in/gFimQ_9w
Race Information: lnkd.in/gmcWJHD5
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Join Sheik, Shadow, Bear, Slasher, Simmer, and Rogue in the cockpits on Friday, May 23, when Air Force Elite: Thunderbirds premiers on Netflix 🫡 You'll be strapped in with some of the most elite pilots on the planet as they train at Spaceport America ✈️ x.com/netflix/status…

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Traveled to Texas for a day of STEM presentations 🚀 A few of our team members visited Congressman Silvestre & Carolina Reyes Elementary in El Paso, Texas, last week to take part in its eighth annual STEM Expo ✨ Hundreds of students from pre-K through fifth grade enjoyed various demos & science experiments.

Traveled to Texas for a day of STEM presentations 🚀

A few of our team members visited <a href="/ReyesElementary/">Congressman Silvestre & Carolina Reyes Elementary</a>  in El Paso, Texas, last week to take part in its eighth annual STEM Expo ✨

Hundreds of students from pre-K through fifth grade enjoyed various demos &amp; science experiments.
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With the academic year winding down, its field trip season! This week, all of the 3rd graders from Truth or Consequences Elementarywere on site to learn about our ops 🚀 Outreach like this helps us prepare the next generation of space and aerospace professionals to be great ✨

With the academic year winding down, its field trip season!

This week, all of the 3rd graders from Truth or Consequences Elementarywere on site to learn about our ops 🚀 

Outreach like this helps us prepare the next generation of space and aerospace professionals to be great ✨
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Flashing back to last weekend as we took part in the 75th T or C Fiesta 🚀 Personnel from Fiore and Spaceport America joined organizations from throughout the area in Sierra County NM’s largest city for a day of fun! We even got a chance to take part in the parade ✨

Flashing back to last weekend as we took part in the 75th T or C Fiesta  🚀 

Personnel from Fiore and Spaceport America joined organizations from throughout the area in Sierra County NM’s largest city for a day of fun! We even got a chance to take part in the parade ✨
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The first year of our capstone project was a success 🚀 13 students from New Mexico State and New Mexico Tech helped us create real-world launch solutions at our site as part of their senior design projects ✨ 📰 | bit.ly/4j4fyye

The first year of our capstone project was a success 🚀

13 students from New Mexico State and New Mexico Tech helped us create real-world launch solutions at our site as part of their senior design projects ✨

📰 | bit.ly/4j4fyye
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"At Spaceport America we have a much larger vision. We're trying to demonstrate that to both our stakeholders and our customers." Our exec. dir. Scott McLaughlin recent shared the vision of our site with SPACE.com 🚀x.com/SPACEdotcom/st…

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A rotating detonation rocket engine just flew—30 seconds of pure proof that pressure gain propulsion works. Huge congrats to Venus Aerospace on this historic first. #Hypersonics #DeepTech #RDRE x.com/VenusAerospace…

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Tune in & take flight with the Thunderbirds 🚀 Air Force Elite: Thunderbirds premier tomorrow (5.23.25) on Netflix Viewers will join Astro, Zeke, Primo, Threat, Thunder, & Miami as they train at Spaceport America ✨ Full trailer | bit.ly/3SQ3cPu 📸 | Netflix

Tune in &amp; take flight with the <a href="/AFThunderbirds/">Thunderbirds</a> 🚀

Air Force Elite: Thunderbirds premier tomorrow (5.23.25) on <a href="/netflix/">Netflix</a>

Viewers will join Astro, Zeke, Primo, Threat, Thunder, &amp; Miami as they train at Spaceport America ✨

Full trailer | bit.ly/3SQ3cPu

📸 | Netflix