Aerospace News | New Mexico Partnership

Virgin Galactic reportedly employs about 190 in New Mexico and will expand that number in 2020 to prepare for commercial space flights.

The club is open to adults and students 14 years and older with an interest in astronomy and will meet on the first Thursday of each month.

Sun Country is expected to move to the 40,000 square foot site formerly occupied by Fed Ex as part of an over $1 million expansion effort.

The deal is anticipated to officially close Friday, with Virgin Galactic to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Monday.

Peerless has hired around 25 people to support work on two large contracts, and is still hiring for a few more positions.

Ten companies are presenting cutting-edge technology ideas that could be used in space to NASA’s iTech program in Las Cruces today and Tuesday.

The top 50 finalists in NASA’s iTech forums in the last 24 months will have potential access to up to $410 million dollars in private funding at the event.

The company’s LEOS business unit will create 80 jobs in Albuquerque over the next five years, with the majority of those positions to be filled much sooner.