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About Space Valley

Legendary Past. Inspiring Future.

Toas, New Mexico, at the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge

01 Space Valley Region

Located along the Rio Grande River corridor from southern New Mexico to southern Colorado, Space Valley stands as a pioneering center for scientific inquiry, space exploration, and deep technology innovation. With a storied past as the birthplace of modern rocketry and a history steeped in groundbreaking discoveries, Space Valley merges scientific excellence with human experience to ignite visionary breakthroughs and inspire transformative solutions.

Here, bold vision, cutting-edge science, rich cultural heritage, and diverse voices converge in a dynamic environment that fosters creativity, discovery, and ingenuity. The region’s powerful landscapes and collaborative spirit spark the big ideas needed to tackle the world’s most complex challenges—and shape the future of space.

As a catalyst for global progress, Space Valley brings together the military, business, and public sectors in an incubative environment that supports the earliest stages of innovation. This fusion of advanced technology, technical expertise, cultural wisdom, and entrepreneurial energy powers a thriving community where history and innovation intertwine to change the world.

“New Mexico has been and always will be a place that can look to the stars and see itself in the cosmos.”

- Dr. Manuel Montoya, University of New Mexico

02 SpaceValley Foundation

Founded in 2024, SpaceValley Foundation, a 501(c)(3) based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, connects diverse people, ideas, and interests in a singular mission to unlock the transformative power of space to benefit the Space Valley community and humanity as a whole.

As the space industry becomes increasingly relevant to a wider range of people and industries, the foundation optimizes the Space Valley region’s ability to harness this growth by systematically:

  • Connecting community to build transparency and partnership
  • Promoting Space Valley stakeholders and their work
  • Uniting non-space organizations with space opportunities
  • Cultivating awareness of space and its value to humanity

A Holistic Approach

The foundation uniquely works at the intersection of space industry, arts, culture, travel, and education across the entire Space Valley region, uniting the business of space with the public’s astronomical fascination, to accelerate space understanding, engagement, support, and innovation.

And make space a place for everyone.

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Why Space?

Space has the power to serve, strengthen, and protect our communities, advance our civilizations, and restore and revitalize our planet, uniting us in safeguarding our future.

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