Three NASA technology demonstration payloads launched aboard UP Aerospace's SpaceLoft 12 mission from Spaceport America in New Mexico on Sept. 12. The suborbital rocket carried an umbrella-like heat shield called Adaptable Deployable Entry and Placement Technology (ADEPT). Developed by NASA's Ames Research Center in California's Silicon Valley, ADEPT's unique design could be used for planetary lander and sample return missions.

Space is vast. But around our planet, it is getting a bit crowded — with space junk.

In June 2017, ESRA and Spaceport America held the 1st Annual Spaceport America Cup. Over 1000 students, from 12 countries brought 92 rockets to the event. Shot 100% on GoPro - https://goo.gl/Umakhk Special thanks GoPro for helping sponsor the event and for sending out a camera crew equipped with over a dozen Hero 5 and Hero 6 cameras!

Experience the first rocket-powered, supersonic flight through the eyes of Virgin Galactic Chief Pilot, Dave Mackay. MarsScientific.com and Trumbull Studios.

Over 1,100 students and faculty gathered in Southern New Mexico for the Inaugural Spaceport America Cup in 2017. Drawn by the opportunity to collaborate and compete at a world class spaceport facility, they represented the best and brightest from more than 70 institutions located all across the USA and around the world.