SPACEPORT AMERICA, N.M., Sept 1,
2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Spaceport America – the world's
first purpose-built, commercial spaceport announced today ARCA
Space Corporation has selected Spaceport America as the site for
its space launch vehicle and high altitude autonomous aircraft
testing.
ARCA Space Corporation was founded in the United States in July 2014 in Las
Cruces, New Mexico. ARCA will engineer, manufacture,
test and bring to market innovative and affordable aerospace
products such as the AirStrato UAS and Haas rocket series from its
new global headquarters. ARCA was originally established in
1999 as a non-profit organization in Romania in the European Union and quickly
became known for its innovative developments within private space
flight. In 2004, as part of the Ansari X Prize Competition,
ARCA successfully launched its first rocket – Demonstrator 2B -
followed by a number of additional space launch milestones.
Spaceport America's facilities and access to protected airspace
offer unique opportunities for test flights and experimental
operations that complement the capabilities of Las Cruces International Airport and New
Mexico State University's Physical Sciences Laboratory UAS Flight
Test Center, together enabling ARCA Space Corporation to leverage
the full suite of aerospace capabilities offered by southern
New Mexico.
"Only in New Mexico did we find
the perfect combination of aerospace assets, airspace and
affordability," emphasized Dumitru Popescu, Founder and CEO of ARCA
Space Corporation. "Proximity to Spaceport America and the
expansive access to airspace were crucial factors in our decision
to locate our global headquarters to Las
Cruces, New Mexico in the United
States."
Beginning later this year, ARCA Space Corporation expects to be
operating autonomous aircraft testing activities at Spaceport
America with space launch activity beginning in 2016.
"We look forward to our partnership with ARCA Space Corporation
as the first of many hybrid air and space operators," said
Christine Anderson, CEO, Spaceport America. "ARCA Space Corporation
is a perfect example of how New
Mexico's space nexus can be leveraged to help aerospace
companies commercialize their technology while creating economic
growth for our state."
About Spaceport America
Spaceport America is the first
purpose-built commercial spaceport in the world. The FAA licensed
launch complex, situated on 18,000 acres adjacent to the U.S. Army
White Sands Missile Range in southern New
Mexico, boasts 6,000 square miles of protected airspace, low
population density, a 12,000-foot spaceway and 340+ days of
sunshine and low humidity. The two most respected companies in the
commercial space industry are now tenants at Spaceport America;
Virgin Galactic and SpaceX. For more information:
http://spaceportamerica.com/press-center/ and follow us on Twitter:
@Spaceport_NM
About ARCA Space Corporation
ARCA SPACE believes that
the future of mankind is inseparably linked to the exploration of
space. From its global headquarters based in the USA, ARCA Space Corporation engineers,
manufactures and launches some of the most cost effective space
vehicles on the market today. By leveraging existing technology in
an innovative and affordable way, ARCA is helping to make access to
space possible for everyone. For more information:
http://www.arcaspace.com/ and follow us on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/arcaspace
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