14 Views  TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M. (KRQE) – The next spaceflight for Virgin Galactic is now in countdown mode, and the company will be making history once again. Galactic 04’s flight window will be on October 5. The flight will include three private astronauts with different backgrounds.
52 Views  TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M. – Spaceport America has been at the center of national attention recently as more Virgin Galactic commercial flights launch from New Mexico. But according to a new report from New Mexico State University and the Arrowhead Center, it’s more than just the shuttle thrusters
48 Views  With Virgin Galactic launching commercial space flights out of Spaceport America, supporters say the publicly funded spaceport could help the region become one of the top markets for the aerospace industry, but some in the surrounding communities aren’t so convinced. KRWG’s Jonny Coker has the story.
55 Views  In the high desert southeast of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, crowds cheered on the crew of Virgin Galactic’s suborbital spaceplane as they ascended through Earth’s atmosphere.
94 Views  TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M. — Virgin Galactic, the suborbital space tourism company founded by British billionaire Richard Branson, is gearing up for its first commercial flight to the edge of space.
111 Views  TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M. — Virgin Galactic has announced the first commercial spaceflight from Spaceport America will launch between June 27 and June 30.
152 Views  Flight should mark last test flight before commercial service begins SPACEPORT AMERICA, N.M. (KRQE) – Targeting another trial before the anticipated start of commercial space flights, Virgin Galactic says a native New Mexican will join the crew of a planned late-May test flight. The space company made the
167 Views  Las Cruces actress-director-screenwriter Autumn Gieb’s script won the Stagecoach Foundation’s Screenwriting Competition to become a short film to be shot at Spaceport America. Scott Brocato spoke to Autumn about her winning screenplay, Dave’s Not Here.
145 Views  Virgin projecting commercial service in New Mexico during Q2 of 2023 SPACEPORT AMERICA, N.M. (KRQE) – Following more than a year of upgrades and a recent successful test flight above California’s Mojave Desert, Virgin Galactic’s VMS Eve carrier ship is back in the Land of Enchantment. The company confirmed a
511 Views  The Starliner capsule parachuted into the New Mexico desert CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Boeing’s crew taxi returned to Earth from the International Space Station on Wednesday, completing a repeat test flight before NASA astronauts climb aboard.
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