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Pat Hynes

A closed mind is a narrow road

March 29, 2016

In my first business class the professor said we would be learning about companies like General Motors, Boeing, Xerox and other large corporations than made up the U.S. industrial base. We were going to learn about large market trends like the oil and gas markets and we were going to learn how to understand how […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: AIAA, Boeing, General Motors, ISPCS, Land of Enchantment, New Mexico State University, Public speaking, Virgin Galatic, xerox, XPRIZE

Co-Founder of local symposium and visionary has died

July 15, 2014

Bill Gaubatz, another pioneer and visionary in the government and commercial space programs, with ties of the heart to New Mexico, died on July 5th. “The DC-X was the perfect blending of vision, goals, experience, and expertise with passion and trust,” recalled William Gaubatz, who was the DC-X program manager at McDonnell Douglas in the […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: DC-X, ISPCS, NASA, New Blogs, White Sands Test Facility, XPRIZE

Stranger in a strange land no more

April 21, 2014

It took ten years. I finally attended the International Space University’s Executive Management course last week. I heard about the Executive Management course from Michael Simpson, President of the ISU, and from Peter Diamandis, an ISU co-founder. They both encouraged me to attend this course, during the XPRIZE Cup and my symposium. First and foremost, […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: ISPCS, New Blogs, New Mexico State University, XPRIZE

The Delta Clipper legacy lives on in New Mexico

August 22, 2013

On Friday, August 16th, once again I found myself setting the alarm for 3:30am to get to Spaceport America for a meeting that started at 8am. This trip was to attend the 20th Anniversary of the first Delta Clipper X, DC-X flight. In 1993, the McDonnell Douglas team, led by Dr. William Gaubatz and astronaut […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: DC-X, Delta Clipper, Land of Enchantment, NASA, SpaceX, Virgin Galatic, White Sands Test Facility, XCOR, XPRIZE

The Summer That Changed Paul Allen’s Life

July 23, 2013

Fatigue is no factor when you are seventeen and caught up in something. This is a quote from Paul Allen’s book, Idea Man. There are a lot of teenagers in our community, some are working this summer, others are in classes, and likely there are more than a few who are bored and want something […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: ISPCS, Paul Allen, XPRIZE

Thank you for No

January 24, 2012

“I’m thankful to all those who said NO to me. It’s because of them I did it myself”. Albert Einstein said that, and likely you understand this quote like I do. Life can be rewarding, but like most things you get out what you put in. The legislative session has started. Our legislators must hear […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Albert Einstein, Apollo 13, Astronauts, Burt Rutan, Gene Kranz, International Space Station (ISS), New Mexico Space Grant Student Launch Program, Paul Allen, Peter Diamandis, Public speaking, Richard Branson, Space Adventures, Virgin Galatic, XPRIZE

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