The 2020 Las Cruces Space Festival launches in under two months! We have a full week of educational and fun space-themed activities that are free and open to all ages. We are focusing our events on STEM outreach and inspiring youth of all ages to reach for the stars! The Festival launches with two days of […]
Spaceport America, the World’s first purpose-built commercial spaceport, has released an economic impact report conducted by Albuquerque-based accountancy and consulting firm Moss Adams. The report released on January 30 2020, revealed that New Mexico’s investment in the spaceport has already paid off. The report revealed that Spaceport America generated $33 million in direct economic impact […]
The Las Cruces Space Festival presents “Dawn of Discovery”, a multi-media exhibit of artwork inspired by the Universe and the excitement of space exploration. We are looking for artists working in all mediums to submit their work for consideration- from oil on canvas, sculptures, video, performance and more! The Las Cruces Space Festival (LCSF) is […]
This original illustration by seventh grade Vista Middle School student Josswe Duarte, has been selected as the official poster image for the 2020 Las Cruces Space Festival. We received hundreds of entries from LCPS Middle School students, and twelve finalists were selected by the crew from the Challenger Learning Center of Las Cruces. The final […]
In partnership with the Las Cruces Public Schools and The Challenger Learning Center of Las Cruces, the 2020 Las Cruces Space Festival is proud to announce the twelve finalists of the 2020 poster contest. The theme of the contest ‘Life on Mars’, has been interpreted by middle school students across the city. The crew at […]
It is four months until the start of the 2020 Las Cruces Space Festival, and we are pleased to announce a community project to restore the Tortugas Observatory, in partnership with New Mexico State University (NMSU). The Tortugas Mountain Observatory (TMO) was founded in 1963 under the observation of Clyde Tombaugh and his colleagues from […]
I am a Las Cruces transplant, originally from England via Qatar where I met and married my husband. We moved here six years ago for his new job at White Sands Missile Range. When my husband first suggested that we move to Las Cruces, I’m not going to lie, I was concerned that there was […]
The NASA iTech business pitch competition is coming to Las Cruces on October 7th and 8th. iTech attracts technology companies from across the globe to pitch to investors that could provide advances to NASA technology. For the 2019 NASA iTech Cycle II, the Agency is identifying strategic technological innovations that have the potential to meet […]
The Las Cruces Space Festival is returning in 2020 from March 30th- April 4th. We are working with the Las Cruces Public Schools to launch a poster contest aimed at Middle School Students under the theme ‘Life on Mars’. A full list of the contest rules (in English and Spanish) can be found here. They […]
The Las Cruces Space Festival will return on March 30th– April 4th 2020, providing a week of free space-related activities and events for all ages. The Las Cruces Space Festival is an annual celebration to recognize space-related activity and interest in southern New Mexico and beyond. We aim to raise awareness in our community and […]