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January 28, 2021
The Michigan Aerospace Manufactures Association has been looking for a site to put their new Space Command and Control Center for the past year.
They announced on Thursday they chose the Chippewa County International Airport. It will serve as a hub for the operations of the upcoming vertical launch site in Marquette and the horizontal launch site in Oscoda. These sites will launch low earth satellites into space, increasing 5G connectivity throughout all of Michigan, as well as help clean up space debris.
Chippewa County Economic Development Corporation President Chris Olson said there were a few reasons why their location as selected. “I think our geographic location played a lot into it as well as bringing those industry experts into play that were able to have a really well balanced an well rounded team.”