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NASA Selects United Launch Alliance’s Reliable Atlas V Rocket to Launch Lucy Mission to Jupiter’s Trojan Asteroids

February 1, 2019   Centennial, Colo. (Jan. 31, 2019) – NASA’s Launch Services Program announced today that it selected United Launch Alliance’s (ULA’s) proven Atlas V vehicle to launch the Lucy mission, which is the first mission to Jupiter’s swarm of Trojan asteroids. This award resulted from a…

United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches First National Security Space Mission for the U.S. Space Force

March 27, 2020   Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. – A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the sixth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) communications satellite for the U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center lifted off from Space Launch Complex-41 on March…

Denver International Airport Generates More Than $33.5 Billion Annually in Economic Impact for Colorado

January 21, 2020   DENVER – Today, Denver International Airport and the Colorado Department of Transportation’s (CDOT) Division of Aeronautics announced that Denver International Airport’s (DEN) contribution to the state of Colorado’s economy increased by nearly 30 percent from 2013 to 2018. This…

Dream Chaser® Spacecraft Primary Structure Arrives in Colorado

October 15, 2019   SPARKS, Nev.  – Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), the global aerospace and national security leader owned by Chairwoman and President Eren Ozmen and CEO Fatih Ozmen, announces the arrival of the primary vehicle structure to the company’s Colorado production facility, kicking off…

Continuing to Bring Good-Paying Jobs to Coloradans & Boost Colorado’s Thriving Aerospace Industry: Space Infrastructure Startup ThinkOrbital Chooses Colorado for Headquarters

DENVER  – Today, Governor Polis and the Global Business Development Division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) formally announced that ThinkOrbital, a space infrastructure startup, has selected Colorado for its headquarters. In Colorado, ThinkOrbital…

United Airlines Announces 12 New and Expanded International Destinations from Chicago, Denver, New York/Newark and San Francisco

August 22, 2019   CHICAGO – United Airlines today unveiled an expanded international schedule from its hubs in Chicago, Denver, New York/Newark and San Francisco. United’s announcement includes brand-new service to Nice, France; Palermo, Italy; and Curacao. The airline also announced customers…