Thu, Sep 08, 2005
UP Aerospace Will Begin Suborbital Flights Next Year
The spaceport isn't built yet, but already, it has a launch
contract.
Up Aerospace, based in Unionville, CT, says it will launch its
inaugural flight March 26th. Even though the spaceport is still
awaiting a launch permit from the FAA, New Mexico state officials
say the facility, near Las Cruces, can conduct limited launch
activities without it.
"This is a milestone event in the history of aerospace," said
Eric Knight, chief executive officer of UP Aerospace, quoted by the
Las Cruces Sun-News. "For the first time in all of space flight, a
facility is now available for regularly scheduled, private space
launches. Thanks to the vision of the state of New Mexico, as well
as the aerospace capabilities provided by our company, the 'final
frontier' is now open to everyone."
UP Aerospace says its rockets can carry payloads of up to 110
lbs. to an altitude of approximately 100 miles. The first UP
Aerospace launch of its SpaceLoft rocket will carry seven
experiments on a suborbital flight. The company says it will land
"in a downrange area" off the spaceport proper.
"New aerospace technologies can now be tested and evaluated
quickly at very low cost," said Jerry Larson, president of UP
Aerospace. "And for scientists studying the earth and celestial
phenomena, we provide a remarkable in-space vantage point."
The launch was to be formally announced at a Santa Fe news
conference by New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson.
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