clipped from: albuquerque.bizjournals.com Gov. Bill Richardson has appointed Rick Homans executive director of the New Mexico Spaceport Authority. Homans will leave his post as state secretary of economic development at the end of April to oversee construction of Spaceport America, which is expected to become operational by late 2009 or early 2010.
Richardson is interviewing possible replacements for Homans and expects to announce a new secretary of economic development soon.
Homans' three immediate tasks, according to a news release from the governor's office, will be to oversee final design, engineering and preparation of construction bid documents for the spaceport, usher Spaceport America through licensing by the Federal Aviation Administration and lead a national search for a permanent executive director for the facility.