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Spaceport America updates and proposed aerospace industrial park draw interest from Doña Ana County commissioners
Summary
At the April 7 Doña Ana County work session, Spaceport America staff outlined tenant activity, capital projects and outreach; county economic development presented a concept for an aerospace industrial park east of I‑25 and invited stakeholders to a May 8 meeting.
Spaceport America’s executive director and county staff briefed Doña Ana County commissioners on April 7 about tenant activity, capital improvements and a proposed aerospace industrial park that county staff hope will anchor aerospace manufacturing and testing near the spaceport.
Executive Director Scott McLaclin said Spaceport America has expanded its roster of tenants and visitors — citing companies that use the site for vertical launches, rail launches and long‑duration high‑altitude testing — and highlighted recent outreach events and the coming return of Virgin Galactic operations. “We’re growing at about a half a million a year in terms of revenue,” McLaclin said, and he described customers building hangars and airframes on site…
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