Spaceport renews crucial license

The New Mexico Spaceport Authority has received the renewal of its Launch Site Operator License. 

The license and the accompanying License Order were issued by the Federal Aviation Administration Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation on December 9, 2013.  This launch license renewal for Spaceport America, the nation’s first purpose-built commercial spaceport, is required by the FAA for the spaceport to host licensed vertical and horizontal launches. 

Spaceport America was first licensed by the FAA in December 2008. Licenses must be renewed through an extensive review process every five years.  The spaceport conducted one FAA-licensed launch in 2013 and two in 2012. 

NMSA anticipates a steady growth in launch operations in 2014. 
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