Spaceport America board fires executive director
October 18, 2020
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — The CEO of New Mexico's commercial spacecraft launch facility facing accusation he pressured a former chief financial officer to circumvent internal financial controls was ousted Friday.
Dan Hicks was terminated as Spaceport America's executive director and CEO with little public discussion at a Friday virtual meeting, the Las Cruces Sun-News reports.
The governing board of the New Mexico Spaceport Authority met in a special session via video conference. The firing comes as Hicks has been on administrative leave since June while allegations of mismanagement and abu...
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