Midland Spaceport News

February 25, 2025 — Yuki Soda, a junior at Legacy High School, has been selected to attend the International Science School (ISS) in Australia this summer. This program brings together approximately 150 students from around the world every other year to engage in advanced STEM learning experiences. Yuki is one...Continue Reading

Vodafone makes world's first space video call from an area of no coverage using Midland's AST SpaceMobile. Vodafone has successfully made the world’s first space video call using normal 4G/5G smartphones and satellites that will allow multiple users in areas of no mobile coverage to make and receive video calls,...Continue Reading

The investment opportunities afforded by decades at the center of the West Texas energy sector helped Midland seize new opportunities at Midland International Air & Spaceport. The creation of a commercial space launch site, one of only 14 in the United States, further diversified the dynamic economy of Midland, Texas,...Continue Reading

The Midland, Texas, aerospace and defense industry has endless opportunities as an FAA-approved horizontal launch site. After decades as the heart of the oil and gas industry in West Texas, Midland, the fastest-growing midsize city in the U.S., is dedicated to economic diversification and opportunities in aerospace and defense.Leasing incentives...Continue Reading

The SciTech Forum in Orlando, Florida had a distinctly West Texas feel last week, as one current and one former Midland ISD student served as panelists at the annual event put on by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). The forum brings together thousands of experts, researchers, and...Continue Reading

A skilled workforce, with twice the national average of engineers, creates the perfect opportunity for scaling aerospace companies to recruit top talent and expand operations quickly in Midland. Across industries, a talent pool of over 280,000 professionals can be tapped to meet other aerospace staffing needs. Midland’s skilled workforce anchored in...Continue Reading

A venture fund that works with Presidentelect Donald Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr, is leading a $60 million series C investment in rocket motors and propellant startup Firehawk Aerospace, Forbes has learned. It’s the first defense tech investment for 1789 Capital, which funds companies aligned with a conservative world view...Continue Reading

Research and development opportunities exist with shovel-ready sites at the Spaceport Business Park adjacent to Midland International Air & Spaceport today! Join the leading aerospace and defense companies that already call the park home and benefit from its proximity to the commercial space launch site and a unique testing facility.Shovel-ready...Continue Reading

A horizontal launch site, complemented by a skilled workforce, set Midland, TX, apart as the best location for relocating aerospace and defense businesses. Proximity to research facilities streamlines development, and the booming aerospace community creates unique growth opportunities with adjacent industries.Midland’s commercial space launch site and business park make aerospace...Continue Reading

Aerospace businesses continue to boom in Midland with the announced expansion of Starfighters Space Inc. to the Midland International Air & Space Port in September 2024. The innovative company operates the only commercial fleet on the planet able to fly at over two times the speed of sound, or Mach2+. Through the...Continue Reading

Starfighters Space Expands to Midland with Support from Midland Development Corporation Midland, Texas — Sept. 24, 2024 — Starfighters Space, a leader in spaceflight innovation, is expanding its operations to Midland under an economic development agreement with the Midland Development Corporation (MDC). The agreement, approved at the September 9 board...Continue Reading