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Spaceport America and the Experimental Sounding Rocket Association (ESRA) are pleased to announce that the 2022 Spaceport America Cup will return in-person June 21-25 in Southern New Mexico, with over 140 teams participating from over 20 countries across the globe. The 2022 Spaceport America Cup is brought to you by Sierra Space as the Diamond Level supporter of the competition. Sierra Space is participating for the first time and will have representatives at the opening day ceremony on June 21 at the Las Cruces Convention Center as well as at the launch days held at Spaceport America June 22-25.

Dr. George Nield- Head of the Global Spaceport Alliance and recent Blue Origin Astronaut

Cathy of the NM Space History in Museum gives us a look at the long-running history of Space Travel and Aviation in New Mexico and some of the best places to find that history.

Stratodynanics CEO, Gary Pundsack has an engineering background and an MBA and brings over 15 years of experience from the renewable energy sector. The company's flagship product, the record-setting HiDRON stratospheric glider draws inspiration from Gary's passion as a glider pilot.

"Spaceport America's economic impact" with Dona Ana Commissioner Shannon Reynolds and Sierra County Commissioner Travis Day

Allice Carruth of the NM Spaceport Authority speaks with Dr. Bill Gutman about the history of Spaceport America in Southern New Mexico.

Alice Carruth of New Mexico Spaceport Authority speaks on this podcast about how Spaceport America is funded, the role it plays in our local economy in Southern New Mexico, and the future of aviation and space technologies and the importance of science education in local education programs.

Guests Dr. Charles Miller from Spaceport America and Dan Loewen from Orion's Quest discussing the importance of space science.

Jill Meyers has more than 30 years of experience in aviation and aerospace, including eight years of active duty in the U.S. Air Force and more than 25 years supporting programs including the NATO Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS), Global Hawk, the Eclipse 500 business jet, and the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. She owns an aviation management consulting business and provides her expertise to organizations around the world from her home state, New Mexico.

Wayne Monteith is the Associate Administrator for commercial spaceflight for the FAA. So what does it take to send people into space? We're about to find out!

May of 2021, New Mexico became the 3rd state in U.S. history to launch men into space thanks to Virgin Galactic. But this is just a small part of our state's role in this historic process.  Loretta Hall is an Albuquerque author of nonfiction space books including Out of this World: New Mexico's Contributions to Space Travel. And she dives into the adventures of Space Travel in the state of New Mexico on this edition of the Spaceport America Podcast, hosted by Alice Carruth, Public Relations Director for the NM Spaceport Authority.

Cliff Olmsted lives in Seattle, WA and has been president of the Experimental Sounding Rocket Association since 2019. Cliff first joined ESRA in 2017 as the Competition Rules Director when IREC (now known as Spaceport America Cup) was in Utah. He currently works as an engineering manager at Aerojet Rocketdyne and was a systems engineer at Boeing before then. Cliff graduated from the University of Washington in 2002 after completing his enlistment in the US Navy. In his spare time, Cliff enjoys scuba diving, boating, and tinkering with electronics from time to time.