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The fact that Colorado is a

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with the nation’s second-largest aerospace economy, Colorado offers aerospace companies one of the country’s most highly educated workforces, a dynamic atmosphere for business growth, and a hub of high-tech innovation.

Eight of the nation’s top aerospace contractors have significant operations in the state. Along with major U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) facilities and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) research and development activities, the state’s universities are among the world’s best for aerospace engineering.

Colorado’s strategic location in the center of the country provides one-bounce satellite communications to Europe and Asia in the same business day.

In addition, Colorado has an abundance of high-tech companies developing viable, cutting-edge technologies in fields such as renewable energy and cyber, providing a fertile environment for innovation opportunities with these cross-supporting sectors.

In Colorado, you’ll be part of a high-powered, established space industry in a location that also happens to be a great place to live. In an atmosphere like this, it’s no wonder that aerospace companies thrive and prosper at 5,280 feet.

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CONTRACTORS AND SUPPLIERS

Eight of the country’s major space contractors have a significant presence in Colorado, helping the DoD procure, place, and manage national space assets to protect our country and increase its military and homeland security capabilities. Colorado’s aerospace companies develop manned and unmanned spacecraft, instrumentation, remote sensing, ground control and navigation services, and launch vehicles for NASA and other agencies. More than 400 companies and suppliers provide space-related products and services in the state.

Major Aerospace Contractors

Space Systems

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LEADING THE NATION’S MOST NOTABLE AEROSPACE PROJECTS

Mars Science Laboratory – United Launch Alliance also launched NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)—also known as the Curiosity rover—in 2011 as part of its long-term effort of robotic exploration on the planet. The mission was launched aboard ULA’s Atlas V rocket; and Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company constructed the MSL’s protective aeroshell system. Sierra Nevada Corporation Space Systems designed the descent system that lowered the Curiosity rover to the planet’s surface, and also built the precision gearbox assemblies that power the instruments needed to drill, collect, and analyze samples of the Martian soil.

MAVEN – The University of Colorado Boulder’s Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) is leading NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission, set to launch by United Launch Alliance in November 2013. Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company designed, built, and will operate the $485 million spacecraft that will explore the past climate of Mars, including its potential for harboring life over the ages.

Orion – Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company is the prime contractor to NASA for the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, the nation’s first interplanetary spacecraft designed to carry astronauts beyond low Earth orbit on long-duration, deep-space missions. Space Systems opened its new $35 million, 41,000-square-foot Space Operations Simulation Center in 2011 that includes a full-sized replica of the International Space Station docking area. Lockheed delivered the first space-bound Orion spacecraft from Colorado to Kennedy Space Center in July 2012. United Launch Alliance will launch the Orion flight test in the fall 2014 aboard its Delta IV Heavy rocket.

United Launch Alliance – United Launch Alliance (ULA), headquartered in Centennial, launches one-of-a-kind science and national security missions aboard its Atlas and Delta rockets that explore the universe and give the advantage to the nation’s soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines. ULA, which launched 10 successful missions in 2012, is scheduled to launch 12 missions in 2013. As of April 2013, ULA has launched 69 consecutive, successful launches for the U.S. Air Force, National Reconnaissance Office, NASA, and other commercial customers. In addition to the Orion test flight, ULA also continues to grow its involvement in human spaceflight, working with Sierra Nevada and The Boeing Company to integrate new space vehicles atop the Atlas V rocket to launch astronauts as part of NASA’s commercial crew program.

WorldView-3 – DigitalGlobe Inc. of Longmont selected Lockheed Martin’s Commercial Launch Services to oversee the launch of the company’s worldView-3 satellite, with United Launch Alliance providing an Atlas V rocket for the mission. Ball Aerospace and ITT Exelis are constructing the worldView-3 satellite, which will be completed in mid-2013. WorldView-3 is the first multi-payload, super spectral, high-resolution commercial satellite ever, and is scheduled to launch in mid-2014.

Dream Chaser – Sierra Nevada Corporation, located in Louisville, is developing the Dream Chaser®_{Space System to}

offer commercial crew and cargo transportation to and from low Earth orbit. The company has won over $330M as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew competition with the ultimate goal of transporting the agency’s astronauts to the International Space Station. Sierra Nevada Corporation has also made a significant investment in the development of the vehicle, which will eventually offer a variety of suborbital and orbital flight opportunities to other interested customers.

GPS III – Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, located in Jefferson County, is developing the U.S. Air Force’s next generation of Global Positioning System (GPS III) satellites— the newest military and civilian navigation technology that will have 500 times the transmission power of the current GPS constellation. Space Systems opened its new GPS III Processing Facility in 2012 and powered on the system module for the program’s first spacecraft in early 2013. The first satellite is scheduled to launch in 2014.

GPS OCX – The U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center awarded Raytheon, located in Aurora, an $886 million contract to deliver the Global Positioning System (GPS)

Advanced Control Segment (OCX). OCX will provide command and control of new capabilities associated with the new GPS III family of satellites. OCX will be delivered in increments. OCX Block 1 will introduce the full capabilities of the L2C navigation signal and is scheduled to enter into service in 2016.

Joint Polar Satellite System – NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), awarded Raytheon a $1.7 billion contract for the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS), a successor to the National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System program. JPSS includes satellites and sensors supporting next generation civil weather and climate measurements. NASA also awarded Boulder-based Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. a $248 million contract to design, build, and test the JPSS-1 spacecraft and an $82 million contract for the Ozone Mapping Profiler Suite for JPSS-1.

Landsat Data Continuity Mission – Managed by NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey, the eighth Landsat mission was launched by Centennial-based United Launch Alliance in February 2013 aboard an Atlas V rocket. Boulder-based Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. built the Operational Land Imager, which images the globe every 16 days to provide coverage each season of the year. Ball also provided the cryocooler for the Thermal Infrared Sensor on the satellite.

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SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC IMPACT

The aerospace industry is a crucial driver of Colorado’s economic growth. The state ranks first in the United States for its high concentration of private aerospace jobs, with nearly 25,000 employees at private aerospace companies and a $3 billion annual payroll. Colorado’s unique convergence of aerospace and other high-tech industries, such as clean energy and information technology, provides further opportunities for innovation, collaboration, and growth.

LEADING-EDGE GEOSPATIAL

TECHNOLOGY

Colorado is the nation’s hub for geospatial technologies, remote sensing, imaging, and related industries. Longmont-headquartered DigitalGlobe, a leading global provider of commercial high-resolution earth imagery products and services, purchased GeoEye in 2012. with combined operations based in Colorado, the merger creates a geospatial powerhouse with a larger constellation capacity, a stronger capabilities structure, and expanded customer coverage.

LARGE AND DIVERSE MIX OF

MILITARY INSTALLATIONS

Colorado is the U.S. center for military space. The state’s military commands—the primary customers for space-based research, development, acquisition, and operations—advance future aerospace industry growth in Colorado.

Military Commands:

• Air Force Space Command (AFSPC)

• U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/U.S. Army Forces Strategic Command (SMDC/ARSTRAT)

• North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) • U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM)

Military Bases:

• Buckley Air Force Base • Peterson Air Force Base • Schriever Air Force Base

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DEDICATED TO DEVELOPING A 21ST

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Colorado’s universities and research centers are leading the charge to educate the next generation of aerospace workers. • The University of Colorado receives more NASA funding than

any other public university and is also a leading university for training astronauts.

• Air Force Space Command designated the University of Colorado Colorado Springs as the Space Education Consortium’s lead university to educate the nation’s future aerospace workforce.

• Three Colorado universities are members of the Universities Space Research Association, with graduate programs in space sciences or engineering: CU-Boulder, Colorado School of Mines, and the University of Denver.

• The U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs offers the country’s second-best undergraduate program in aerospace engineering.

• Metropolitan State University of Denver’s Advanced Aviation and Aerospace Flight Simulation and Training Lab simulates space mission analysis and orbital dynamics. The University’s department of aviation and aerospace science also received the prestigious Loening Trophy that recognizes the most outstanding all-around collegiate aviation program in the nation. • As co-chair of the Colorado Space Coalition, Colorado

Lt. Gov. Joe Garcia actively promotes science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education to prepare Colorado’s next generation of aerospace workers.

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2012 total private aerospace employment

Education of workforce among top five aerospace states

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey Source: Development Research Partners

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COLORADO – THE PERFECT ATMOSPHERE FOR AEROSPACE

1st

in the United States for private aerospace employment concentration

3rd

-highest for residents with a bachelor’s degree or higher

3rd

for Small Business Innovation Research Grants

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in per capita venture capital investments

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-highest on the state science and technology index

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-highest in high-tech employment per 1,000 employees

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-best state for business

OUR wORLD REVOLVES AROUND SPACE

Colorado’s leading research institutions and high concentration of federal laboratories make significant contributions to the state’s dynamic innovation economy.

• The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), and the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), located in Boulder, conduct research in atmospheric and related sciences, including exploring and monitoring worldwide weather, climate, the space environment, and ocean resources.

• A proven training ground for future space scientists and engineers, the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at CU-Boulder is the only university-based institution in the world to have designed and built space instruments for NASA that have been launched to every planet in the solar system.

• Colorado State University’s Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) partners with NOAA to provide global climate research, satellite observations, and air quality measurements.

• The National Science Foundation Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy selected CU-Boulder to house the National Solar Observatory (NSO) headquarters and plans to add scientists, engineers, and administration staff to manage all data analysis and instrument development.

• The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Boulder promotes U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology.

• The Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) is a cooperative institute between NOAA and the University of Colorado that conducts research in Earth system science, including environmental chemistry and biology, atmospheric and climate dynamics, and the solar-terrestrial environment.

wORLD-CLASS RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS AND LABORATORIES

Colorado possesses one of the

most diversified, high-potential space

economies in the nation.

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A HUB FOR COMMERCIAL

SPACE ACTIVITIES

• The five-year CAMT–NASA Space Act Agreement, signed in 2010, established a public-private partnership between NASA and the Colorado Association for Manufacturing and Technology (CAMT) to increase and advance tech transfer between NASA and Colorado companies. The Space Act Agreement streamlines access to existing NASA resources and technologies, facilitates R&D and supplier partnerships, and helps companies progress to commercialization and manufacturing scale-up. A NASA technology transfer and licensing expert is partnering with CAMT to help Colorado companies identify NASA technologies, facilitate connections, and accelerate technology transfer and commercialization of a new generation of products based on space-related innovations.

• To address the current and future challenges of commercial space transportation, in 2010 the Federal Aviation

Administration established a Center of Excellence for Commercial Space Transportation, of which CU-Boulder is a core member. The Center brings together government, industry, and academic institutions to focus on commercial human space flight, space commerce, space launch operations and traffic management, and launch vehicle systems. • eSpace: The Center for Space Entrepreneurship

is a not-for-profit organization based in Louisville that supports the creation and development of entrepreneurial space companies, the commercialization of the technologies they create, and the workforce to fuel their growth.

BUILDING SPACEPORT COLORADO

Colorado is actively pursuing commercial spaceport designation, with Adams County’s Front Range Airport a likely site for Colorado’s first spaceport. Front Range Airport’s unique position for a spaceport is a result of its rural location, excess capacity, and proximity to Denver International Airport.

To further pave the way for Spaceport Colorado, Gov. John Hickenlooper signed legislation in 2012 that limits the liability for public and private entities holding a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) license for spaceflight activities. In addition, Adams County Economic Development and regional partners formed the Spaceport Colorado and Aeronautical Authority to provide administrative support for the Spaceport and the Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) effort in the state. Front Range Airport secured a $200,000 FAA grant in 2012 as well as commitments of $660,000 from strategic partners to conduct a feasibility study, the next step toward designating the proposed facility at the airport as a commercial spaceport that will outline the spaceport’s operating logistics. Approval for spaceport designation could be granted as early as the end of 2013.

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AT THE FOREFRONT OF UNMANNED

AERIAL SYSTEMS RESEARCH AND

DEVELOPMENT

Colorado is a leader in unmanned aerial systems (UAS) research and development. In addition to a wealth of academic expertise in unmanned vehicle systems, Colorado is also a vibrant base of commercial and military UAS activity.

with its variety of airspace, environmental conditions, and terrain, Colorado provides an ideal geographic location for federal, state, and private UAS research and operations, and the region is actively working to expand its UAS assembly, launch, and operational test areas.

A 2013 study by the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International reported that Colorado is poised to create more than 1,191 new jobs during the first three years following integration of UAS into U.S. national airspace system.

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ENTREPRENEURIAL,

BUSINESS-FRIENDLY STATE

Colorado is a forward-thinking state with an entrepreneurial business climate.

• Along with few regulatory barriers, Colorado has one of the nation’s lowest corporate income tax rates—a flat 4.63 percent. • Colorado offers single-factor tax apportionment, which

assesses taxes on a company’s sales in the state only.

Taxes

State Corporate and Personal Income Tax

Tax years beginning on or after:

January 1, 2000 4.63%

January 1, 1999 4.75%

Prior to January 1, 1999 5%

Sales Tax

Total State, Local, and Special Districts 3.15%-8.75%

INCENTIVES TO ADVANCE YOUR

AEROSPACE BUSINESS

• The Job Growth Incentive Tax Credit allows companies to apply to the Colorado Economic Development Commission for a state income tax credit based on the payroll tax cost from creating new jobs. To qualify, companies must create at least 20 new jobs in the region and pay wages above the local average.

• Colorado has nine Procurement Technical Assistance Centers located throughout the state to help businesses compete for military and other funding.

• Key collaborations with the public and private sectors help aerospace companies prosper.

AN EXCEPTIONAL ENVIRONMENT

THAT ATTRACTS AND RETAINS

qUALITy WORKERS

Colorado has all of the amenities that both attract and retain a highly educated, productive workforce, including nearly 300 days of sunshine annually and unparalleled access to outdoor recreation. Other vital statistics include having among the country’s highest percentages of physical activity and wellbeing and the lowest obesity rate.

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A PROGRESSIVE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

Photos and images courtesy of Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, NASA, United Launch Alliance, Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., Sierra Nevada Corporation Space Systems, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, Boulder Economic Council, Strategic Simulation Solutions, and VISIT DENVER

MILE HIGH INNOVATION

Colorado’s ever-increasing reputation as one of the nation’s leading states for innovation soared even higher in 2012 when the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) chose Denver as one of four new satellite offices. The USPTO chose Denver because the region has one of the highest per capita rates of people with science and technology degrees, has relatively low living costs, and offers a high quality of life and a desirable location in which to recruit and retain the most talented workers. The patent office will further expand Colorado’s already enviable high-tech and innovation economy.

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ADVOCACY FOR THE AEROSPACE INDUSTRY

ABOUT THE COLORADO

SPACE COALITION

The Colorado Space Coalition (CSC), a group of industry stakeholders, works to make Colorado a center of excellence for space. Coalition members—including aerospace companies, military leaders, academic organizations, and economic

development groups—promote Colorado’s significant aerospace assets nationally, as well as advance legislation vital to industry growth and success. The CSC is staffed by and housed at the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce and the Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation. The CSC is led by Colorado Lt. Gov. Joe Garcia; Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Andy Love; and G. Thomas Marsh, retired executive vice president of Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company. www.spacecolorado.org

SUPPORT FROM STATE LEADERSHIP

Colorado’s state leadership is actively engaged in efforts to expand the state’s aerospace industry. Colorado’s congressional delegation works to provide a long-term, coordinated, and unified approach to ensure continued investment in the state’s academic, military, and commercial aerospace infrastructure. Gov. Hickenlooper’s administration is actively implementing strategies and recommendations from a comprehensive study of the state’s industry assets released by the Brookings Institution in 2013. In addition, Aerospace Day at the Colorado Capitol takes place annually to recognize the industry’s importance to the state’s economic growth. Colorado’s state legislature has encouraged a competitive environment for the industry through passage of supportive industry legislation such as single-factor tax apportionment and limited liability for spaceflight activities.

COLORADO SPACE COALITION (CSC)

CSC members span the entire state, representing diverse backgrounds, but united goals. The CSC focuses on the following initiatives to expand Colorado’s position as the nation’s second-largest aerospace economy:

• Recruit new companies and expand existing aerospace employment in the state.

• Market and promote Colorado’s space industry.

• Maintain an advisory dialogue with Colorado’s congressional delegation on key aerospace issues.

• Expand networking and collaboration among the state’s space companies.

• Grow the state’s aerospace workforce.

• Support funding for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education in Colorado.

• Provide support for Colorado’s military, commercial and civilian space assets.

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If you’re looking for highly educated aerospace workers and close proximity to major contractors and suppliers, world-class

research facilities, and the U.S. center for military space, you really should discover Colorado. Our space-friendly atmosphere

offers a wealth of assets to help your company thrive.

1445 Market Street Denver, CO 80202

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