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Past Event | Advanced Industries Series

Launch! Taking Colorado’s Space Economy to the Next Level

February 5, 2013

On Tuesday, February 5, the Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings presented a dynamic public forum focused on the significance and future of the Colorado space economy as an exemplary advanced industry. Hosted in collaboration with the Colorado Space Coalition and the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade, the event explored the best ways to advance the competitiveness of the Colorado space cluster at a time of uncertainty and disruptive change. Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper concluded the program with keynote remarks.

Recent Activity

  • In the News

    [Colorado] is entering a period where it has an opportunity to be the Silicon Valley of space.

    February 5, 2013, Mark Muro, The Associated Press
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    June 27, 2012, Mark Muro, Phoenix Business Journal
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