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NASA, Wallops and Rocket Lab highlight launch growth; urge state study to attract aerospace manufacturing to Eastern Shore
Summary
NASA Goddard and Wallops leaders and a Rocket Lab executive told the Eastern Shore delegation that Wallops has unused launch capacity and could anchor regional aerospace manufacturing if the state and local partners invest in business-ready sites, workforce training and incentives.
NASA Goddard Center Director Dr. Mackenzie Liftsrup and Wallops Flight Facility Director Dave Pierce told the Eastern Shore delegation on Feb. 21 that Wallops is growing launch activity but that Maryland lacks a robust local aerospace manufacturing base. Jennifer (Rocket Lab, Neutron/Electron program) described vehicle production and a planned larger rocket, and urged regional coordination to capture supply‑chain jobs.
Liftsrup said Goddard and Wallops support roughly $8.3 billion in statewide economic impact and 33,000 jobs but ‘‘we are punching below our weight’’ when it comes to industrial manufacturing on the Eastern Shore. She urged the Maryland Aerospace Technology Commission (MATC) or other state actors to commission a study on what it would take to attract aerospace…
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