New Mexico's Spaceport America has a rich history of launches, from human spaceflight to carrying ashes to space.

Every few months, I hear a familiar line: Spaceport America is a failure. A “white elephant.” A boondoggle that should be sold or shut down. I understand the skepticism. A homegrown spaceport is a big ...

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — For the fifth straight year, the U.S. Air Force (USAF) Air Demonstration Squadron “Thunderbirds” have landed at Spaceport America, where they will train for their 2026 ...

James Prendamano, the CEO of PreReal Investments, has been appointed by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to the Board of Directors of Spaceport America, which is owned by the state of New Mexico and ...

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA)- Students from New Mexico State University (NMSU) and the Albuquerque Civil Air Patrol Group NM-079 completed a series of rocket launches at Spaceport America Saturday, ...

Virgin Galactic will move its Mojave Air and Space Port in California to New Mexico’s Spaceport America. Sir Richard Branson, Virgin Galactic’s founder, and Gov. Lujan Grisham made the announcement ...

TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, New Mexico (KVIA) -- Volunteers gathered this weekend at Spaceport America to help clean and preserve one of the world’s largest American flags, a massive textile nearly two ...

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds are back in the New Mexico desert, trading crowds for clear skies as they prepare for a high-octane 2026 season set to span 71 demonstrations in 31 cities nationwide.

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Public skepticism about taxpayer-funded infrastructure is a healthy concern. Spaceport America has been criticized for years, sometimes fairly and sometimes reflexively, and New Mexicans have every ...

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The co-founder and CEO of the company that developed and owns Turtleback Mountain Golf and Resort in Sierra County, New Mexico, has been appointed as a voting member of the New ...