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| At the Southwest Institute we believe that space is a place, not a program. We are working with a number of organizations and corporations to create a future where the space frontier is available for everyone and where humanity is reaching for the stars.
One of the endeavors we are involved in is the effort to create a fully commercial spaceport in southern New Mexico adjacent to White Sands Missile Range, the birthplace of America's space effort. The New Mexico Office for Space Commercialization is our |
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| First flight of the Delta-Clipper - Experimental (DC-X) single-stage-to-orbit rocket, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, August 18, 1993. | ||||||||||||||||||
| point of contact for specific information about this spaceport. Alan Hale is a member of, and has served on the Executive Committee of, the New Mexico Space Alliance, a citizen's group formed to advocate the development of the spaceport and commercial space operations in general. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Through our relationship with the New Mexico Space Alliance we are pleased to have been part of the effort to bring the X-Prize Cup to southern New Mexico. The inaugural "Countdown to the X-Prize Cup" was held on October 9, 2005, and the X-Prize Cup will be an annual event thereafter. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| December 2005: The Southwest Institute joins in welcoming Virgin Galactic to New Mexico. Virgin Galactic has recently committed to build its world headquarters and flight operations center at the Southwest Regional Spaceport. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Comet Hale-Bopp over Launch Complex 35 at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, April 5, 1997, prior to an ultraviolet telescope sounding rocket flight. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Posted "In Our Skies" columns dealing with commercial space:
"In Praise of Dennis Tito" (dated May 11, 2001) "The Long Road to Tomorrow" (dated December 16, 2005) discussing the Southwest Regional Spaceport and the Virgin Galactic announcement The X-Prize winning flight of SpaceShipOne was awarded the No. 2 astronomy and space-related event of 2004 in the article "2004: Year in Review" dated December 31, 2004 |
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