The Las Cruces Space Festival was born out of a volunteer spirit by individuals passionate about the history, current opportunities and future possibilities for the space industry in our area. The first event was an amazing success, pulled together quickly and with great cooperation. In planning for 2019, we examined our possibilities for becoming a […]
Las Cruces Space Festival 2019 is delighted to announce a media partnership with Bravo Mic Communications. 101 Gold, Magic 104.9, Zia Country and La Equis will be promoting the Las Cruces Space Festival from April 7-13. Festival organizers will join presenters on-air to discuss events and give listeners a chance to win merchandise and secure […]
The Las Cruces Space Festival 2019 is delighted to partner again with the Challenger Learning Center of Las Cruces. We will host seven simulated Mars missions during the 2019 Las Cruces Space Festival (one mission a day on April 8-12th, and two on April 13th). Join us for an amazing and memorable experience as the […]
Jonathan Firth moved to New Mexico from the U.K., to set up Virgin Galactic’s Spaceport America operations. Four years later, he remains in the Land of Enchantment and is now focusing on the Las Cruces Space Festival. The 2019 week-long festival will run April 7-13, launching with an ‘Open House’ at Spaceport America. Stem Southwest […]
Las Cruces Space Festival 2019 will run from April 7th-13th. 2019’s Las Cruces Space Festival will launch with a free ‘Open House’ at Spaceport America on April 7th. Everyone will have an opportunity to see the updated facilities at Spaceport America – the world’s first purpose-built commercial spaceport – and to look behind the scenes […]
Las Cruces Space Festival 2019 is excited to include an excerpt from the play ‘Yuri’ by Larissa Lury. Based on the first man to orbit the Earth, Yuri Gagarin, the play is a part fact, mostly imagined, tale of the first human orbit. Yuri, the first human launched into space, orbits the earth. We track his […]
The first Las Cruces Space Festival (LCSF) has started! We are celebrating space-related activity and interest in the Las Cruces region and beyond. Everyone is invited to join this free, inaugural celebration of all things space! We’re making space for everyone! Congratulations and thanks to everyone involved in making the ‘Las Cruces Space Festival’ […]