Air Force Research Lab
3550 Aberdeen Avenue SE
Kirtland AFB, NM 87117
www.kirtland.af.mil/Units/AFRL-Space-Vehicles-Directorate
Space Vehicles Directorate- The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Space Vehicles Directorate develops and transitions space technologies for more effective, more affordable warfighter missions. Primary mission thrusts include Space-Based Surveillance (space to space and space to ground), Operationally Responsive Spacecraft, and Space Capability Protection (protecting space assets from man-made and natural effects).
The directorate also leverages commercial, civil and other government resources that ensure America’s defense advantage. Primary focus areas include: radiation-hardened electronics, space power, space structures and control, space-based sensing, space environmental effects, autonomous maneuvering and balloon and satellite flight experiments.
Directed by Col Bradley J. Smith, the directorate is located at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. and is comprised of a team of nearly 1,000 military, federal, and contract employees, with an annual budget of approximately $400 million. The organization also operates a division at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., and a research site near Gakona, Alaska.
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
1801 Alexander Bell Dr., Suite 500
Reston, VA 20191
www.aiaa.org
AIAA; The World’s Forum for Aerospace Leadership
Arrowhead Center and Arrowhead Development Company, LLC
MSC 3ARP, Box 30001
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8001
arrowheadcenter.nmsu.edu/
Arrowhead Center has been leading economic development for New Mexico State University (NMSU) since 2004 by utilizing a comprehension approach to generate wealth, income, and employment thus fostering sustainable economic growth in New Mexico. Arrowhead Center functions are organized into Strategic Business Units: Arrowhead Park and Business Incubation, Entrepreneurship and Outreach, Workforce Innovations, Policy Analysis and Intellectual Property. One of Arrowhead Center’s key strategies to accomplish its economic development mission is providing value-added solutions to unmet needs in the region, and to work collaboratively with other economic and business development organizations.
Arrowhead Development Company, LLC is a team based entity focused on developing, leasing and manageming research and technology space in the Arrowhead Business and Research Park at New Mexico State University. The Principals have strong ties to NMSU, an active working relationship with economic development organizations in the region and the experience and willingness to work with the many entities involved to reach the goal of building a premiere national university research park.
Bohannan Huston, Inc.
7500 Jefferson NE
Albuquerque, NM 87109
www.bhinc.com
Bohannan Huston, Inc. is a leading provider of world-class civil engineering, spatial data and mapping, and advanced engineering technology services. BHI offers civil engineering planning and design expertise for traffic and transportation, land development, water/wastewater systems, and facilities. Our spatial data services use the latest data- gathering tools to provide quality mapping solutions, including geodetic and engineering surveying, photogrammetry, remote sensing, aerial and ground-based LIDAR laser scanning, GIS data, and spatial computing.
CALCULEX
132 W. Las Cruces Ave
Las Cruces New Mexico 88001
www.calculex.com
CALCULEX designs and manufactures state of the art electronics for military, aerospace and commercial markets. CALCULEX solid state flight data recorders are used worldwide in mission critical applications including USAF’s 46th Test Wing at Eglin AFB, Boeing F-18 flight testing for the US Navy, Lockheed Martin F-22 and Airbus A330 flight test program and reconnaissance programs at Recon/Optical and ELOP.
Cimarron
1115 Gemini
Houston, TX 77058
www.cimarroninc.com
Cimarron is a Software Engineering and Systems Integration company heavily rooted in the space industry. Supporting NASA’s Human Space Flight Mission since 1988 and the DoD since 2002, our team is proven, ready and committed to delivering advanced integrated Command & Control technology to all of our customers.
With over 25 years of successful business operations, Cimarron continues to grow and prepare for tomorrow. Our team of engineering professionals is dedicated to challenging the boundaries of technology to provide industry leading, cost effective and commercially available solutions for your Command & Control needs.
FAA/Office of Commercial Space Transportation
800 Independence Ave, SW, Room 331
Washington, DC 20591
ast.faa.gov
FAA’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation has the mission to protect the public health and safety, safety of property, and national security and foreign policy interest of the United States. We encourage, facilitate, and promote commercial space launches and reentries by the private sector. We also regulate and encourage amateur rocket activities. We accomplish our mission by consulting with industry, educating the public; and issuing licenses or experimental permits to commercial launch services providers, vehicle developers, and launch site operators.
Hotel Encanto de Las Cruces
705 South Telshor Boulevard
Las Cruces NM 88011
www.HotelEncanto.com
Hotel Encanto de Las Cruces, a Heritage Hotel & Resort, is Southern New Mexico’s leading full-service hotel offering 203 luxurious guest rooms, a casual and fine dining restaurant and cosmopolitan designed bar. The hotel also offers over 10,000 square feet of flexible meeting space making this the premier hotel for banquets, conferences and special events. With gorgeous views of the majestic Organ Mountains and only a short distance from historic Old Mesilla and New Mexico State University, Hotel Encanto is the ideal lodging option for leisure and business travel.
Jacobs Technology
P.O. Box 20
Las Cruces, NM 88004
www.nasa.gov/centers/wstf/home/index.html
Jacobs Technology specializes in testing and evaluation of hazardous materials, flight hardware, and rocket propulsion systems with services available to governmental and commercial customers. Jacobs contract with NASA at the White Sands Test Facility includes operation of the ambient and altitude rocket propulsion test stands, chemical/metallurgical/hypergolic propellant laboratories, hypervelocity guns, and processing of flight hardware for the Space Shuttle and International Space Station. Support capabilities include clean rooms, component servicing, calibration, and machine shops.
Las Cruces Bulletin
840 N. Telshor,Suite E
Las Cruces, NM 88011
www.lascrucesbulletin.com
The Las Cruces Bulletin is the readers™ newspaper of choice for local news in the greater Las Cruces area. The weekly issue of the Bulletin reaches 50,000+ readers. With a Friday distribution of 20,000, the Bulletin is delivered to 12,000 high demographic homes in targeted Las Cruces neighborhoods. The balance of the Bulletin’s distribution is through more than 300 single copy locations including high traffic retail outlets, offices, hotels and major medical facilities. Readers regularly refer to the Bulletin for local news, colorful photography, movie information, local restaurants, television listings, local business reports, meeting schedules, local entertainment and activities.
Las Cruces Convention & Visitors Bureau
211 N. Water Street
Las Cruces, NM 88001
www.lascrucescvb.org
The Las Cruces Convention & Visitors Bureau is a nonprofit city organization which falls under the Public Services Department and funded by the lodgers tax collected from visitors staying in Las Cruces hotels, motels and RV parks. Our mission is to use the lodgers tax to help attract meetings, leisure and business travelers to Las Cruces in the most economic and efficient manner in order to stimulate the local economy.
Mesilla Valley Economic Development Alliance
P.O. Box 1299
505 S. Main, Suite 134
Las Cruces, NM 88004-1299
http://www.mveda.com/
The Mesilla Valley Economic Development Alliance (MVEDA) is a public/private sector economic development partnership that serves the Las Cruces MSA (Dona Ana County). MVEDA is the central point of contact for industries considering relocating and expanding into the area, providing the facts and assistance for evaluation. MVEDA provides the following services:
- Labor Market Analysis
- Land Building Options
- Financial Contacts
- Job-Training and Employee Recruitment Assistance Custom Research
- Coordination of State and Local Assistance
- Custom Site Tours
- One-Stop Convenience
New Mexico Spaceport Authority
901 E. University, Bldg 3
Las Cruces, NM 88001
spaceportamerica.com
Spaceport America is the first inland, commercial spaceport which will deliver Economic Development, Tourism and Education to New Mexico.
SatWest
2021 Girard Blvd. SE , Suite 203
Albuquerque, NM 87106
www.satwest.com
SatWest is headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, SatWest’s space services division provides payload and launch support and payload-launch opportunity brokerage services for commercial, government, and academic researchers; commercial space market analysis and business planning; and satellite-based payload recovery and data transmission/tracking services for sub- orbital spacecraft and return vehicles.
Now celebrating a decade in business, you can rely on SatWest to be the leader in providing the most advanced satellite solutions and proven professional services to our customers in the emerging commercial sub-orbital launch business. Please contact Brian Barnett at +1 505-255-2499 or bbarnett@satwest.com for more information.
Space Sciences Corporation
181A W Frontage Road
Lemitar, NM 87823
www.spacesciencescorp.com
Space Sciences Corporation is a multi faceted Research & Development Company located in Lemitar, New Mexico specializing in Space and Cosmic Radiation Effects on Microelectronic Systems performance. Laser and Optical Systems Research, sensors and radar chip technology and in collaboration with Moller International (inventor of the SkyCar, autonomous flying car) the development of a portable reusable person air vehicle for recreation, border security, autonomous payload delivery and rescue. We hope someday the Hover Airlift and Logistics Operations (HALO)vehicle will someday ferry people around the Spaceport America, just like in the Jetsons cartoon!, across Elephant Butte for tourism and across beautiful White Sands for the first pod races, reminiscent of Star Wars!
Spaceport Sweden
Hjalmarlundbomsvägen 48
se-98131 Kiruna
Sweden
www.spaceportsweden.com
The aim of Spaceport Sweden is to become Europe’s first and most obvious place for personal suborbital spaceflights. We are open for all operators! Spaceport Sweden is based in Kiruna, a modern city with excellent communications and extensive infrastructure in the unique Swedish Lapland. Our spaceflights go in the land of the the northern lights and the midnight sun!
Team 1st LLC
2033 Santa Ana Rd NE
Rio Rancho, NM 87144
Team 1st provides sales, training, and support for eInstruction products which include the Classroom Performance System (CPS), ExamView and ExamView Learning Series, and the InterWrite Pad, Board, and Workspace software. Our products advance student achievement through teamwork, collaboration and real-time assessment. We provide immediate feedback at the classroom level as well as facilitating district-wide management of shortcycle assessments. Strategic implementation of eInstruction products has been shown to have a positive impact on a school’s AYP, Adequate Yearly Progress.
Village of Hatch
PO Box 220
Hatch, NM 87937
www.villageofhatch.org
As summer cools down, the Village of Hatch heats up. Labor Day weekend heralds the annual Hatch Chile Festival, a two-day celebration of our world-famous crop. The festival attracts over 30,000 visitors from all over the United States, including such notables as the Food Network and the BBC. Festival goers can sample famed chile recipes, watch the crowning of the chile festival queen, or toss a horseshoe in celebration of our most famous crop. The Village is proud to also be the Gateway to Space through Spaceport America.
White Sands Missile Range
US Army White Sands Missle Range
TEDT-WS-CSP-B
BUilding 100
WSMR, NM 88002
www.wsmr.army.mil
Million acre controlled airspace; rocket propulsion; pilot training; component/whole body testing; flight safety; engineering services; endo/exo-atmospheric launch; telemetry, radar, high-altitude optical tracking; meteorology; robotics; high data rate wireless commo; vacuum/altitude chamber; liquid propellant; solar radiation effect; remote-control aerial systems; EM interference; Nuclear effects; Climatic; Dynamics; Accredited Chemistry Lab; Coop (spaceport, universities, national lab, and Tech Corridor); Crew Exploration Vehicle, space/missile, sounding rocket; community launch programs; START Treaty compliant; Space Harbor Runway on-site; low fuel to reach orbit.
