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Dowagiac not chosen as space command center site [Dowagiac Daily News, Mich.] Jan. 29 DOWAGIAC Dowagiac has not been cleared for takeoff. The Michigan Aerospace Manufacturers Association has selected the location for its new space command center and it is not Dowagiac, though the city had remained in the running for the majority of the group’s decision process. In a Thursday press release, MAMA announced the selection of Chippewa County in the state’s Upper Peninsula as the site of its new command and control center. MAMA is a member-supported organization that serves the interests of Michigan’s aerospace and defense manufacturing firms with a single unified voice, promoting the state of Michigan’s aerospace and defense manufacturing community within the global industry. ....
Space command center to be in Chippewa County [The Record-Eagle, Traverse City, Mich.] Jan. 28 TRAVERSE CITY The former Pugsley Correctional Facility near Fife Lake lost its bid to reach for the stars when the Michigan Aerospace Manufacturers Association on Thursday named Chippewa County International Airport, near Sault Ste. Marie, the site of its new command and control center. The Chippewa airport, which was Kincheloe Air Force Base until 1977, and Pugsley were among four potential locations named as finalists for the center. Grand Traverse Economic Development, the commercial investment arm of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, bought the Pugsley facility in 2020 with the goal of transforming it into a technology hub. ....
. Chippewa Co. to house command and control center: Selected as third and final site in Michigan Launch Initiative process Jan 29, 2021 SAULT STE. MARIE Chippewa County will be the site of the new Michigan Aerospace Manufacturers Association command and control center, the group announced on Thursday. Chippewa County was among four communities across the state considered for the command and control center. Site selection co-led by spaceport consultants BRPH and Kimley-Horn was based on many factors, including community support, constructability, existing communication infrastructure, and established work force and aerospace industry. Chippewa County was chosen as the third and final site in the Michigan Launch Initiative, a public-private partnership organized by MAMA that is expected to bring an estimated 40,000 new jobs. ....
Michigan Aerospace Manufacturers Association selects Chippewa County for new center Kevin and last updated 2021-01-28 11:12:58-05 STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. â The Michigan Aerospace Manufacturers Association (MAMA) announced on Thursday the selection of Chippewa County in the stateâs Upper Peninsula as the site of its new command and control center. Chippewa was among four communities across the state considered for the command and control center, according to a news release. Site selection was based on several factors, including community support, constructability, existing communication infrastructure and established workforce and aerospace industry. Chippewa was chosen as the third and final site in the Michigan Launch Initiative, a public-private partnership expected to bring about 40,000 new jobs and help solidify the stateâs place as a premier commercial aerospace destination. ....
U.P. airport selected as command center for Michigan’s rocket launch sites Updated Jan 28, 2021; Posted Jan 28, 2021 The Michigan Aerospace Manufacturers Association today announced Thursday, Jan. 28 that Chippewa County will be home to its new command and control center.Michigan Aerospace Manufacturers Association Facebook Share STERLING HEIGHTS, MI The Michigan Aerospace Manufacturers Association announced Thursday that Chippewa County will be home to its new command and control center. It’s the third major announcement in the last 14 months from the organization, which oversees Michigan’s aerospace and defense manufacturing community within the global industry. Chippewa County Airport, located in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, was among four locations across the state considered for the command-and-control center along with KI Sawyer Airport in the U.P. and locations in Traverse City and Dowagiac. ....