BY Media Release | December 26, 2020
University of Nebraska System President Ted Carter, together with three other public Midwestern university leaders, have announced a commitment to a new, first-of-its-kind academic alliance in support of the research and workforce needs of U.S. Space Command.
Carter – joined by Purdue University President Mitch Daniels, North Dakota University System Chancellor Mark Hagerott and Kansas State University President Richard Myers – touted the effort as a uniquely powerful draw for the Midwest as Nebraska seeks to become U.S. Space Command’s permanent home. Offutt Air Force Base in Bellevue is one of six finalist sites currently under consideration by the Department of the Air Force.
University of Nebraska System President Ted Carter
University of Nebraska System President Ted Carter, together with three other public Midwestern university leaders, have announced a commitment to a new, first-of-its-kind academic alliance in support of the research and workforce needs of U.S. Space Command.
Carter – joined by Purdue University President Mitch Daniels, North Dakota University System Chancellor Mark Hagerott and Kansas State University President Richard Myers – touted the effort as a uniquely powerful draw for the Midwest as Nebraska seeks to become U.S. Space Command’s permanent home. Offutt Air Force Base in Bellevue is one of six finalist sites currently under consideration by the Department of the Air Force.