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Sierra Vista mayor: Blackstar Orbital signs temporary lease; city supports effort to bring U.S. Space Force squadron to Fort Huachuca
Summary
Sierra Vista Mayor announced Blackstar Orbital Technologies signed a lease for about 30,000 square feet at the municipal airport and said the city is supporting efforts with U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani to pursue a U.S. Space Force squadron at Fort Huachuca.
Sierra Vista Mayor Klea McCall said Blackstar Orbital Technologies has signed a lease for roughly 30,000 square feet at the Sierra Vista Municipal Airport and will place a temporary field office on site as it finalizes plans for a manufacturing, research and development building in the city.
"Blackstar Orbital Technologies recently signed... about 30,000 square feet to lease at the Sierra Vista Municipal Airport," McCall said on KWCD's First Watch program. He said the city will continue to work with the company as it develops drawings and plans for a permanent facility.
McCall also said the city has signed on to an effort, led in part by U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani, to pursue hosting a U.S. Space Force squadron at nearby Fort Huachuca. "We're trying to get a U.S. Space Force squadron at Fort Huachuca," McCall said, adding the city sees the effort as a way to strengthen national defense ties and to create higher-quality local jobs.
During the same radio appearance, McCall highlighted local public-safety and youth initiatives, including a back-to-school safety campaign with Police Chief Chris Heizer. McCall reminded drivers to be mindful in school zones and referenced the local school-zone speed limit, saying drivers should slow to "15 miles an hour" and adding "back it down to 10 miles an hour" in the program's remarks. He also praised a recent Camp Sparks program run by Sierra Vista fire and medical personnel that provided hands-on firefighting and emergency medical experiences to young women aged 14 to 18.
McCall did not announce funding sources, specific timelines, or formal agreements for a permanent Blackstar facility or for any Department of Defense basing action during the radio segment. He characterized the announcements as steps in ongoing discussions between the city, the company and federal representatives.
City officials and the company will need to complete site plans and any required permitting before construction can begin, and any federal basing decision would involve separate Department of Defense processes not described on the broadcast.
