OKLAHOMA CITY (OBV) — Oklahoma officials released a statewide strategy Monday aimed at attracting space industry jobs, investment, and federal contracts as the global space economy expands.
The Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics and the Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority announced the strategy during the Oklahoma Breakfast ahead of the Farnborough International Airshow.
The plan focuses on areas where state officials say Oklahoma already has a competitive advantage, including space hardware testing and certification, propulsion technology, microgravity research, advanced manufacturing, and maintenance of reusable spacecraft…