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Pat Hynes

I love being surprised

May 6, 2015

I love being surprised except when I hate it. On the way back from our recent launch at the spaceport, the 2 New Mexicans in the car agreed, we wanted our out of town guests to experience lunch at Sparkys in Hatch. We spent a year working on this Student Launch campaign with Las Cruces […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: International Space Station (ISS), Las Cruces Public Schools, NASA, New Mexico Space Grant Consortium, New Mexico Space Grant Student Launch Program, Spaceports, Summer of Innovation - Launch & Learn

Getting pushed over to the side of the road

April 8, 2015

Have you ever owned a jalopy and had to push it over to the side of the road? Remember what it’s like, drivers side door open, traffic stopped and you huffing and puffing to get it out of everyone’s way. When I was young my parents did not  give me a car when I came […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Commercial spaceflight, Dynamic Leadership in the age of space, ISPCS, NASA, NASA Flight Opportunties, New Mexico Space Grant Consortium, New Mexico Space Grant Student Launch Program, New Mexico State University, Space, Spaceports, Summer of Innovation - Launch & Learn, University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), White Sands Test Facility

Notes from the field: It is never routine to go to space

June 24, 2013

We got off to an early start with students, teachers, parents, the Alan’s – Alan Hale and Allan Lockheed, who came again to witness our journey back to space. Lights in the parking lot, like in the movie Field of Dreams. Lights as far as I can see, cars, busses, filled with students, parents, friends, […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Alan Hale, Land of Enchantment, NASA, New Mexico Space Grant Consortium, New Mexico Space Grant Student Launch Program, New Mexico State University, Sapphire Energy, Summer of Innovation - Launch & Learn, UP Aerospace

Behind the Scenes

May 28, 2013

Before I get into the text of my article today, I have to comment on Ned Cantwell’s article in yesterday’s paper. Richard Branson is going approximately seventy miles in a licensed sub-orbital human spaceflight vehicle, not to orbit. SpaceX is testing a research vehicle not intended for human spaceflight. Mr. Cantwell, should you want to […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: ISPCS, NASA, NASA Flight Opportunties, New Mexico Space Grant Consortium, New Mexico Space Grant Student Launch Program, New Mexico State University, Sapphire Energy, SpaceX, Summer of Innovation - Launch & Learn

Under Promise and Over Deliver

November 27, 2012

Under promise and over deliver. A key strategy to success in business, and life. The implications are that you know what you want to do, are able to communicate it and then deliver. Delivering promised results is a key trust building behavior. As I plan my goals for 2013 for the Student Launch Program (SLP), […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Commercial spaceflight, Cube-Sats, ISPCS, Land of Enchantment, NASA, New Blogs, New Mexico Space Grant Consortium, New Mexico Space Grant Student Launch Program, New Mexico State University, Space, Summer of Innovation - Launch & Learn

A Once in a Lifetime Opportunity

August 2, 2011

Students describe it as a once in a lifetime opportunity, New Mexico Space Grant working to bring space into the classroom now. Watch this video to find out how.

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: 5 Launch at Spaceport America, Chris Anderson, Commercial spaceflight, NASA, New Mexico Space Grant Consortium, New Mexico Space Grant Student Launch Program, Summer of Innovation - Launch & Learn, UP Aerospace, Virgin Galatic

The Tube Rocket “Stig” built by Armadillo Aerospace

April 5, 2011

As I start to write this article in Microsoft Word, I click to open a Blank document. Yet, I have been writing this article in my mind since I hit the send button on the last article.  There’s really no Blank document, just a page waiting for words. Here they come. I feel like I […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Armadillo Aerospace, Commercial Space Articles, Commercial spaceflight, New Mexico Space Grant Consortium, New Mexico Space Grant Student Launch Program, STIG tube rocket, Summer of Innovation - Launch & Learn

Great feature article in Las Cruces Magazine

March 18, 2011

Commercial Space Frontiers Bringing the Industry Home By Joe Burgess Photography by Joe Burgess and Courtsey of the Space Development Fountation For the article online at Las Cruces Magazine click here For a pdf of the Las Cruces Magazine click here The development of commercial space as a viable industry for southern New Mexico is […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: COE-CST, Dynamic Leadership in the age of space, ISPCS, New Mexico Space Grant Consortium, New Mexico Space Grant Student Launch Program, Robert Bigelow, Spaceport America Runway Dedication, Summer of Innovation - Launch & Learn, Virgin Galatic

Looking back at 2010 and forward to 2011

December 28, 2010

Now that 2011 is drawing to a close I have been reflecting on 2010. I think about what I have accomplished, writing this series of articles has been an accomplishment. I am grateful to you readers and to those of you who have told me you read my column. Your words give me confidence and […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Alan Hale, Commercial Space Articles, Hale-Bopp comet, ISPCS, Summer of Innovation - Launch & Learn

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