Local columns add to community dialogue Over the past few weeks we have learned of the resignation of some of the local contributing columnists. Like you, I read their columns. Over time, each columnist finds their voice and their audience. As I now return from vacation time with family, I reflected on how the family […]
The Swan
The Swan and Strangers Being a stranger is the hardest things that can happen to anyone in all this world. We recently celebrated the Thanksgiving holiday here in the Land of Enchantment. The lucky ones in our community celebrated with friends, family and loved ones including pets. We all know there are people less fortunate […]
The Coin of Discovery
The Coin of Discovery The year 2015 marks the 100th anniversary of the publication of Einstein’s field equations on the General Theory of Relativity. There are celebrations across the globe to mark this centennial event. Science is cooler these days than it has been for a while. Like Einstein, many bright and curious people don’t […]
Anticipation
Anticipation I like to compare the holiday season with the way a child listens to a favorite story. I can tell already people are anticipating the season. Fred Rodgers, said anticipation is the pleasure of enjoying the familiar way the story begins, the anticipation of familiar turns it takes, the familiar moments of suspense, and […]
Martians are Us
Of course I saw the movie Martian. It was a way to for my students and staff to celebrate our accomplishments after a long year of preparation and execution of the International Symposium for Personal and Commercial Space (ISPCS). I will get back to the movie, which we all recommend. It has a lot more […]
Post ISPCS discussion for Southern New Mexicans
The Space Economy and its growing influence from Southern New MexicoIt’s better to create the positive than try to deconstruct the negative. I heard this at the International Symposium for Personal and Commercial Spaceflight (ISPCS) which concluded last Thursday, October 8th. Creating a new commercial space industry has been a collaboration across many sectors of […]
David and Goliath: Space Florida and the New Mexico Partnership
Last week I participated in Mesilla Valley Economic Development Associations’ (MVEDA) commercial space panel. Our focus was to discuss growing our awareness and partnerships that support the commercial space industry in our region. The panel included Dumitru Propescu, founder and CEO of ARCA Aerospace. Dumitru has been a colleague and spoke at the first International […]
Read the NTSB report on the SpaceShipTwo accident
In the past year, we have experienced three aviation deaths at or near the Las Cruces Municipal Airport. All three of the accidents are being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The NTSB website states in part, it is a federal agency which does not assign fault or blame for an accident or […]
The Full Story: The NTSB report on the SpaceShipTwo accident is out today
Today at 7:30 am MT, the National Transportation Safety Board will release its final report on the Virgin Galactic accident that occurred on a powered test flight of SpaceShipTwo October 31st, 2014. In a preliminary report issued by the NTSB last November, it was reported the pilot who survived the crash of Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo […]
Today is the closest New Horizons will get to Pluto
Fear of public speaking is common. The remedy: picture the audience naked. Seriously? That was a cure suggested to me when I was in high school. Like other remedies that don’t work, I had to discover how to cope with fear through trial and error. Early in my career I gave my fair share of […]
