http:\/\/www.metrodenver.org\/industries-companies\/industries\/aerospace.html<\/a><\/p>\nMark Udall:<\/strong><\/p>\n\u201cColorado is an ideal hub for a spaceport \u2013 we are home to the nation\u2019s second-largest aerospace industry, a well-educated workforce, and a large technology business sector.\u00a0This competitive grant [FAA $200k spaceport feasibility study] will support Colorado\u2019s advances in the way we travel in space, and will help grow economic opportunities and well-paying jobs for Coloradans.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nMichael Bennet:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\u201cHaving a spaceport in Denver will make Colorado a leader in space travel and solidify our reputation as a pioneer in the 21st<\/sup>\u00a0century innovation economy.\u00a0It will bring jobs to our state and fuel economic development and scientific research. This effort has been an \u2018all hands on deck\u2019 approach and I\u2019m proud to partner with leaders throughout the state to work on making this dream a reality.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nTom Clark:\u00a0<\/strong>CEO of the Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation<\/p>\n\u201cCommercial space transportation is a rapidly-growing industry sector, and as the nation\u2019s second-largest private sector aerospace economy, Colorado is already playing a leading role in the commercialization of human spaceflight. We see Spaceport Colorado as a key driver for bringing a wide array of spaceflight-related business to our state, including spacecraft development and manufacturing, advanced scientific research, and crew training.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For the latest on Spaceport Colorado, please visit\u00a0http:\/\/www.ftg-airport.com\/spaceport.php An excellent overview of our aerospace economy:\u00a0http:\/\/www.metrodenver.org\/industries-companies\/industries\/aerospace.html Mark Udall: \u201cColorado is an ideal hub for a spaceport \u2013 we…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/ericlane.com\/w\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/ericlane.com\/w\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/ericlane.com\/w\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ericlane.com\/w\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ericlane.com\/w\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"http:\/\/ericlane.com\/w\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66,"href":"http:\/\/ericlane.com\/w\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21\/revisions\/66"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/ericlane.com\/w\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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