3 NM Companies Win Spaceport Contracts

From elpasotimes.com -The New Mexico Spaceport Authority has awarded contracts to three New Mexico companies. Spaceport America, the first purpose-built commercial spaceport in the world, is situated on 18,000 acres adjacent to the U.S. Army's White Sands Missile Range about an hour's drive north of Las Cruces. Fiore Industries of Albuquerque was selected as the information technology services contractor. The contract has an estimated value of $310,000 over two years. White Sands Research and Developers of Las Cruces was awarded a $698,000 space operations services contract over the next two years. Parametrix of Albuquerque received a one year $192,000 contract for analysis work and to help prepare an environmental assessment for the spaceport's southern road, which is County Road 39 from the Interstate 25 Upham exit. Spaceport America officials said more than 1,000 jobs for New Mexicans have been generated to date.

3 NM Companies Win Spaceport Contracts