RSS FeedUPHAM, N.M. - The New Mexico Economic Development Department is advising hunters to steer clear of public land in Game Management Unit 20 on Sept. 25.
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Hunting seasons for oryx and dove will be open during the time of the launch.
New Mexico State Police, county sheriff's departments, the Department of Game and Fish and private security companies will be present at several roadblocks to discourage entry to the area surrounding the launch site.
The proposed launch is scheduled for around 7:30 a.m., but delays may extend the time the roadblocks are in place and could last throughout the day.
The launch area includes 27 square miles of state trust land and surrounding Bureau of Land Management property west of White Sands Missile Range. The launch is approximately 23 miles east of Caballo Lake.
UP Aerospace is hoping for the first successful launch of its Spaceloft XL solid-fuel rocket to a suborbital flight into space. The company hopes to land the unmanned rocket somewhere in the vicinity of White Sands Missile Range.
The UP Aerospace website states the rocket will carry more than 50 payloads, including scientific experiments, personal items, novelties and new products. For more information about the launch and Spaceport America, contact Lou Gomez with the New Mexico Economic Development Department at (505) 521-3407 or visit www.edd.state.nm.us.
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