Would you be surprised if I told you Arizona is first in the United States for space vehicle and guided missile manufacturing and second for employment in those areas?
And would you believe “there is no greater or more impactful concentration of space science and engineering professionals in the world than in the state of Arizona. Between the state’s universities, the support we get from companies and institutions across the states, it’s spectacular.”?
If you thought these are my exaggerations, think again. The source of the factoids is Gov. Katie Hobbs while the quote is from Jim Bell, director of Arizona State University’s NewSpace Initiative.
These were among my takeaways after both were among the speakers at the second annual Space Summit held recently in Tempe. (For full transparency, the Arizona Technology Council was a partner of the event).
A day filled with talk about our state’s space ecosystem definitely had me taking stock in what is happening within our borders.
One example supporting the governor’s rankings is Northrop Grumman’s expanding the satellite facility at its Gilbert campus to meet a b …
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