New Mexico Legislature Forging Compromise On Human Spaceflight Informred Consent

New Mexico Legislature Forging Compromise On Human Spaceflight Informred Consent
Virgin Galactic, the company that plans to fly customers into outer space from the state-funded Spaceport America in Southern New Mexico, has reached a compromise with the state's trial lawyers concerning liability issues that appeared to cause concern by one of the leading human suborbital commercial spaceflight providers. George Whitesides, president and chief executive officer of Virgin Galactic, told "THE NEW MEXICAN" on Tuesday that he supports the compromise, which was announced earlier in the day by top Democratic leaders in the Legislature.Senate Majority Leader Michael Sanchez, Senate President Pro Tem Mary Kay Papen, House Speaker Kenny Martinez and other leaders held a news conference to announce the compromise. The new proposal would set a cap on liability for the suppliers and manufacturers. It also would extend the contract between the spaceport and Virgin to 2021. Currently, the contract expires in 2018.A 2010 state law shielded Virgin Galactic from being sued, except under certain circumstances, for damages by passengers or their families if there was an accident and the passengers had signed a form warning them of the risks of space travel.However, the lawsuit protections didn't cover the suppliers and manufacturers of spacecraft parts and components. The compromise proposal changes that, putting them on the same footing as a space flight operator like Virgin Galactic, AP'S BARRY MASSEY REPORTED IN "THE REPUBLIC". The" LAS CRUCES SUN-NEWS" has more on the legislative accord.

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