Spaceport America

The world's first purpose-built commercial spaceport. Designed, built, owned and operated by the State of New Mexico.

Your 𝙂𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙏𝙤 𝙎𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙚®

[Virgin Galactic @virgingalactic]

Welcome home, Spaceship Apeiron.
Our newest spaceship completed its first flight today, from our factory in Mesa to Spaceport America in New Mexico. Details → https://t.co/AQKm6vFNL1

[Virgin Galactic @virgingalactic]

✅ Today’s route: Mesa to Spaceport America

[Virgin Galactic @virgingalactic]

Wheels down at @Spaceport_NM. Spaceship Apeiron is home.

[Virgin Galactic @virgingalactic]

This crowd got the best seat in the house at @Spaceport_NM.

[Virgin Galactic @virgingalactic]

Spaceship Apeiron is at altitude. Captive carry, all systems tracking as planned.

[Virgin Galactic @virgingalactic]

Wheels up. Spaceship Apeiron is in the air for the first time!

[Virgin Galactic @virgingalactic]

Meet today ’s crew.

Pilot in Command Mike “Sooch” Masucci and Pilot Dan Alix will fly VMS Eve. Tori Chrichton will be the Flight Test Engineer aboard.

[Virgin Galactic @virgingalactic]

Spaceship Apeiron is on the move. Today it flies from Mesa, AZ to Spaceport America, NM. Take-off is scheduled for 10:00am PT. Stay tuned for live updates here on X.

[Spaceport America @Spaceport_NM]

🚀 Ready for lift-off? Join us for the Space Race at @Spaceport_NM on May 9, 2026! 🏃‍♂️💨

Choose your mission: 15K, 10K, or 5K. Stroller-friendly & honoring all the stellar Moms out there! 💐

Learn more & secure your spot: https://t.co/JTlMs42NG5

#SpaceportAmerica #NewMexico

[Hermeus @hermeuscorp]

Three vehicles, each one larger and more capable than the last.

Mk 0 proved the design-build-test approach, Mk 1 flew, and Mk 2.1 expands the flight envelope even further.

When we talk about iterative development, we actually mean it. We’ve already made three iterations in three years — and somehow our team moves even faster with each build.

[Hermeus @hermeuscorp]

ICYMI: Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 is airborne.

Nine months after flying our last aircraft, we already built and flew another — proving how fast this team can build, test, and fly high-speed aircraft.

The work has just begun. With first flight complete, the campaign continues toward supersonic. Stay tuned.

[Spaceport America @Spaceport_NM]

Stakes in ground: Dec. 2025
1st flight: Feb. 2026

@hermeuscorp wanted to move fast. We were able to move fast with them to build a site suitable for their unique op 🚀

We're proud to have witnessed the first flight of Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 on 2.27.26.

📰/ https://t.co/l3e5piwHBn

[Hermeus @hermeuscorp]

Live from New Mexico...it’s the Hermeus Podcast: Spaceport Edition.

Our CEO and President sit down outside the hangar with a few members of the broader Quarterhorse team to talk through the road to first flight for Quarterhorse 2.1.

👉 Watch here: https://t.co/sWCb8YivFe

[Hermeus @hermeuscorp]

Meet Quarterhorse Mk 2.1: an F-16-sized jet built to break the sound barrier.

It’s the first of three jets in the Mk 2 lineup. Instead of waiting years between tests, we build and fly them in rapid succession. Real data from one flight feeds directly into the next, letting us steadily push the limits of speed and performance.

Mk 2.1 will fly supersonic. Mk 2.2 will go even faster. Subsequent phases like 2.3 will continue to push toward Hermeus’ end goal of unlocking sustained ramjet-powered flight and delivering operational hypersonic capability for the United States — this decade.

Step by step, this is how Hermeus builds the world’s fastest aircraft.

[Hermeus @hermeuscorp]

Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 is coming alive.

✔ F100 full thrust firing
✔ Multiple drop tests
✔ Ground vibration testing
✔ Verification of vehicle-ground systems

Fast on the ground and faster in the air.

[Spaceport America @Spaceport_NM]

Test flights 🔜https://t.co/B0ufsewhRw

[Hermeus @hermeuscorp]

🏁 Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 is on the move.

Low-speed taxi testing is officially underway as we validate systems on the ground before taking it to the air.

First slow. Then really, really fast.

[Sen Crystal Diamond Brantley @CrystalRDiamond]

Proud to sponsor Aviation & Aerospace Day at the Senate. @Spaceport_NM in my district has supported 985 jobs and generated $122 million in new money for New Mexico. From Spaceport to the Roswell Air Shows, our state is proving the sky is just the beginning. ✈️🚀

[NM Space Grant @nmspacegrant]

At NM Aviation & Aerospace Day Reception, @Spaceport_NM CEO Scott Mclaughlin shared highlights from the 2025 annual report and @LtGovMorales reaffirmed NM commitment to Aerospace and Aviation. Proud to see NM's momentum across innovation, education and industry @AerospaceStates

[Lt. Governor Howie Morales @LtGovMorales]

We celebrated NM Aviation & Aerospace Day in the Capitol this week, recognizing a top industry driving innovation & econ growth in New Mexico. Grateful to sponsors @LockheedMartin, @virgingalactic, @Deploy_Hub, @RocketLab, @CaribouThunder, Red Arrow Flight Academy & more. #nmleg

[Hermeus @hermeuscorp]

We're not just building the planes fast, we're building the infrastructure fast.

Our team has stood up deployed operations at @Spaceport_NM, transforming a blank slate into a disciplined flight-test complex, including a 6,000-square-foot custom hangar for Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 that was built in less than a week.