Arizona Daily Star
Should Southern Arizona jump into the new space race?
A new feasibility study commissioned by the University of Arizona and industry supporters says the region should consider creating a new space-industry organization to nurture the region’s nascent commercial-space sector.
The report by Deloitte Consulting, unveiled Tuesday at a meeting of the Arizona Space Business Roundtable at the UA, cites the university’s standing as a top research school and longtime NASA technology partner, a cadre of local companies that serve NASA and the space industry, and emerging companies like Vector and stratospheric balloon flight provider World View Enterprises.
Deloitte examined Southern Arizona’s general strengths in space-related technologies and companies and compares efforts by other regions to establish or grow commercial space industries.
