09/22/2005

Dreams put Orion on track for stars. "HARC and Orion Propulsion have been invited to participate in the X Prize Cup Oct. 4-9" By DONNA FORK, The Huntsville Times, Friday, August 12, 2005 Rocket designer launches own firm after stint with X Prize winner Burt Rutan Huntsville native Tim Pickens' passion for rockets - and a little help from space ... [X PRIZE Space Race News!] 8:39:10 AM    comment []

Starchaser Prepares for X-Prize Cup. By Wednesday 31 August all the preparation was complete and the exhibits packed into containers. The containers were then collected, and the exhibits started on their journey to the X-Prize Cup event in New Mexico. The event, the first ever such occasion, is being held 6 to 9 October. For ... [X PRIZE Space Race News!] 8:38:05 AM    comment []

E-Tickets Now Available for the Countdown to the X PRIZE CUP in New Mexico. Personal Spaceflight EXPO -- Sunday October 9, 2005 from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM The X PRIZE Foundation is pleased to announce that E-Tickets for the Countdown to the X PRIZE CUP are now available for purchase from the official website www.xpcup.com. The event will take place Sunday October ... [X PRIZE Space Race News!] 8:37:24 AM    comment []

X Prize symposium wants you there. By Steve Ramirez, Las Cruces Sun-News Registration is under way for the first event of the Countdown to the X Prize Cup, a symposium on personal spaceflight that will be conducted Oct. 6 at New Mexico State University. The symposium is designed to entertain and inform the public about the next generation ... [X PRIZE Space Race News!] 8:35:50 AM    comment []

Roberts will be backed by New Mexico's two U.S. senators (KVIA). UNDATED New Mexico's two U-S senators say they'll support John Roberts as chief justice for the U-S Supreme Court. Democrat Jeff Bingaman says he's convinced Roberts isn't an ideologue who is out of the mainstream of judicial thought. [Yahoo! News - Search Results for "New Mexico"] 8:34:27 AM    comment []

Balloon Fiesta board planned ahead for higher costs. Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta organizers say they do not expect this year's higher propane prices to affect attendance at next month's event because their budgeting process anticipated such a possibility. [Latest news from New Mexico Business Weekly] 8:33:25 AM    comment []

ITT Awarded U.S. Army's Omnibus VII Night Vision Contract (Photonics Online). White Plains, NY - ITT Industries, Inc Night Vision (ITT) has received an Omnibus VII night vision contract from the U.S. Army Contracting Agency of White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. [Yahoo! News - Search Results for "WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE"] 8:32:24 AM    comment []

News (Las Cruces Sun-News). Las Cruces is again opening its doors and wallets to evacuees fleeing in the face of a Category 5 hurricane. Hurricane Rita continued to bear down on the Gulf Coast Wednesday, expected to slam Texas this weekend, and area agencies and volunteers are preparing to help in any way they can. [Yahoo! News - Search Results for "Southern New Mexico"] 8:31:43 AM    comment []