APNewsBreak: New Mexico Spaceport Authority Director Resigns
Source: Associated Press
APNewsBreak: New Mexico Spaceport Authority Director Resigns
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN, ASSOCIATED PRESS ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Jul 19, 2016, 7:49 PM ET
The head of the New Mexico Spaceport Authority said Tuesday she will resign, saying she still believes in the commercial space industry and that Spaceport America has a role to play despite criticism that flights filled with paying passengers have not yet lifted off from the remote desert site.
Christine Anderson announced her resignation in a memo to the authority's board and Gov. Susana Martinez obtained by The Associated Press. She said it was a difficult decision but wants to pursue "other life adventures" without offering specifics.
Anderson took over as executive director five years ago as the spaceport was just getting started.
She has been praised for overseeing construction of the futuristic launch site and bringing new infrastructure to a lonely stretch of southern New Mexico.
But delays by anchor tenant Virgin Galactic left the spaceport scrambling for revenue in recent years and fueled lawmakers' skepticism about the venture.
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