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Lafayette gains new aerospace startup ThinkOrbital’s headquarters
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Colorado’s aerospace industry just grew Thursday with the announcement of a new company that will create new jobs around the greater Denver area with economic development incentives from the state. Space infrastructure startup ThinkOrbital chose Lafayette for its headquarters, according to a news release from Gov. Jared Polis and the Global Business Development Division of…
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Even in space, competition brings out the best
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Congress was considering giving billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX a monopoly over military space launches. Luckily, the language was stripped before the bill’s final passage, offering an important reminder that, in a society that values economic prosperity and opportunity, a legally sanctioned monopoly is more than counterproductive; it is cheating. Buried in the over-600-page National Defense…
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? Colorado congressmen question safety of NASA’s partnership with SpaceX
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Three Colorado congressmen want greater government oversight of the NASA contractors who launch rockets at a time the space agency is trying to turn more of its operations over to private industry. Another launch by a private company took place last week to resupply the International Space Station. Although the flight from Wallops Island in…
