THE BOARD AT SPACEPORT AMERICA MAKES A DECISION ON A NEW C-E-O FOR THE FACILITY IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO. IT’S HIRED DANIEL HICKS FOR THE JOB. HICKS BRINGS YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WORKING AT WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE WHERE HE WAS AN ARMY CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE INVOLVED IN PROGRAMS DEALING WITH MISSILES, SENSORS AND SPACE. HICKS ALSO HELD SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING POSTS AT WHITE SANDS.
IN A STATEMENT RELEASED BY THE SPACEPORT, HICKS CALLS THE FACILITY A “NATIONAL TREASURE” AND AN “INCREDIBLE NATIONAL ASSET.” HE REPLACES CHRISTINE ANDERSON WHO RAN THE SPACEPORT SINCE 2011 UNTIL THIS PAST SUMMER WHEN SHE RESIGNED.
HICKS IS A NEW MEXICO STATE GRADUATE.
