HM 19 — "NM AVIATION & AEROSPACE DAY"

HOUSE MEMORIAL 19 57TH LEGISLATURE- STATE OF NEWMEXICO - SECOND SESSION, 2026 INTRODUCED BY Dayan Hochman-Vigil 6 8 10 A MEMORIAL DECLARING JANUARY 27, 2026 "NEW MEXICO AVIATION AND AEROSPACE DAY" IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

145 WHEREAS, New Mexico is the birthplace of the United States space and missile programs;

and WHEREAS, emergency services such as wildfire suppression e t 17 and medical evacuation operations rely on aviation as a vital w l n d 18 lifeline to protect the lives and property of New Mexico = = 19 a l residents;

and i a e r 20 WHEREAS, aviation and aerospace play a critical role in a t m m 21 the lives and safety of New Mexico residents and impact d r e 22 virtually every sector of the New Mexico economy, such as c e s k 23 agriculture, ranching, the film industry, health and medical e a n b 24 fields, manufacturing, recreation, travel, tourism, banking and u [ retail business;

and .233361.1 WHEREAS, New Mexico is home to more than eighty innovative aerospace companies performing satellite component and rocket design, aerospace part manufacturing, space launch and data analytics;

and WHEREAS, the three major federal research laboratories HM 19 Page 1 in New Mexico have a combined annual budget of more than six billion dollars ($6,000,000,000) and employ more than twenty- one thousand people;

and WHEREAS, New Mexico is home to flight testing facilities with access to more than six thousand square miles of restricted airspace, four major United States military installations and twenty federal, state and privately funded e t 17 laboratories;

and w l n d 18 WHEREAS, New Mexico is ranked in the top three states for = = 19 a l drone-friendly skies;

and i a e r 20 WHEREAS, New Mexico is home to many superb sites of air a t m m 21 and space activity, including the United States army's White d r e 22 Sands missile range, the national aeronautics and space c e s k 23 administration's White Sands test facility, Kirtland air force e a n b 24 base, the space rapid capabilities office, the air force u [ research laboratory, Sandia national laboratories, Los Alamos .233361.1 - 2 - national laboratory and New Mexico state university's physical science laboratory;

and WHEREAS, New Mexico is home to the world's first purpose-purpose-built built commercial spaceport, spaceport America, which hosts suborbital launches and someday will host launches to orbit;

and WHEREAS, New Mexico is home to leading research universities, including the New Mexico institute of mining and technology, which operates the Magdalena research HM 19 Page 2 observatory and the very large array;

and WHEREAS, New Mexico will continue to lead in aerospace e t 17 education through its superb science, technology, engineering w l n d 18 and mathematics education programs and world-class research = = 19 a l universities;

and i a e r 20 WHEREAS, the New Mexico airport managers' association and a t m m 21 the New Mexico chapter of the aerospace states association are d r e 22 sponsoring today's events to highlight the contribution of the c e s k 23 aviation and aerospace communities in New Mexico;

e a n b 24 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF u [ REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the .233361.1 - 3 - contributions and technological achievements of the aviation and aerospace communities in New Mexico be recognized by proclaiming January 27, 2026 as "New Mexico Aviation and Aerospace Day" in the house of representatives.

-HM 4 - 7 9 11 13 15 e t 17 w l n d 18 = = 19 aPage l3 i25 a e r 20 a t m m 21 d r e 22 c e s k 23 e a n b 24 u [ .233361.1