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Cukurova University won the Kron Video Challenge at the 2021 Virtual Spaceport America Cup.
Kathmandu University received the Nancy Squires Team Spirit Award at the 2021 Virtual Spaceport America Cup.
Spaceport America scheduled an in-person Spaceport America Cup for 2021-06-21-25, 2022.
University of Waterloo received the Dr. Gil Moore Award for Innovation at the 2021 Virtual Spaceport America Cup.
Monash University received the Charles Hoult Award for Modeling & Simulation at the 2021 Virtual Spaceport America Cup.
The 2021 Virtual Spaceport America Cup occurred online from 2021-06-18-20, 2021.
Virgin Galactic flew its SpaceShipTwo vehicle VSS Unity on 2021-05-22 to an altitude of 89.2 km with two pilots aboard and landed back at Spaceport America in New Mexico.
Virgin Galactic’s third spaceflight was the first human spaceflight launched from Spaceport America in New Mexico.
VSS Unity's Unity21 flight was the third spaceflight launched from Spaceport America.
New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham attended the 2021-05-22 flight at Spaceport America.
The SpaceShipTwo vehicle VSS Unity took off from Spaceport America in New Mexico at 10:34 a.m. Eastern on 2021-05-22.
Former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson attended the 2021-05-22 flight at Spaceport America.
VSS Unity landed on a runway at Spaceport America at 11:43 a.m. Eastern on 2021-05-22.
The WhiteKnightTwo carrier aircraft for SpaceShipTwo, VMS Eve, underwent three flights from Spaceport America in the two weeks prior to 2021-05-10 followed by post-flight inspections that revealed a potential wear-and-tear issue requiring further evaluation.
The launch window for the next SpaceShipTwo flight will open 2021-02-13 at Spaceport America in New Mexico.
Virgin Galactic aborted a 2020-12-12 test flight of its SpaceShipTwo vehicle from Spaceport America after a computer system lost connection as the vehicle ignited its engine and the vehicle glided to a safe landing back at the spaceport.
SpinLaunch plans to complete the build of its suborbital centrifugal launch system at Spaceport America as part of its next phase of development.
SpinLaunch broke ground in May 2019 on a test site at Spaceport America and pledged to spend $7,000,000 and create 20 jobs there.
SpinLaunch is expanding operations at Spaceport America in New Mexico and plans to hire 59 additional people at the site.
SpinLaunch expects to spend $46,000,000 on construction and expansion activities at Spaceport America over the next 10 years.