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Aerospace group seeks state support for rocket engine test facility and launch site

Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee · January 22, 2026
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Summary

The Advanced Propulsion Association requested state appropriation for a two-phase project: a rocket engine test facility and launch-site permitting on State Trust Lands, saying the facility would support student training and estimate a $5'$8 million annual economic impact.

Representatives of the Advanced Propulsion Association (APA) told the subcommittee they seek an appropriation to build a rocket engine test facility and prepare a launch site on State Trust Lands.

Matt Ryan, APA director of development, and Brahm Soltis, director of airspace management and infrastructure, described two phases: (1) an engine test…

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