Spaceport America Cup moving to Midland, Texas from Las Cruces

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – A staple event in southern New Mexico will have a new home this year. The Experimental Sounding Rocket Association, which hosts the Spaceport America Cup in Las Cruces, announced the event will move to Midland, Texas later this year. It will be the first time the Spaceport will not host the competition since it moved from Green River, Utah in 2017.

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The Spaceport America Cup, also known as the Rocket Engineering Competition, brings collegiate teams from around the world to design, build, test, and launch small rockets up to 45,000 feet. More than 1,800 students participated in the event in Las Cruces last year.

This year’s competition will take place June 9-14 at the Midland International Air and Spaceport in Midland, Texas.

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