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OFFICE OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
PHONE: 970-336-7204
FAX: 970-336-7233
1 150 O STREET
P.O. BOX 758
GREELEY, COLORADO 80632
Stacey Zee
FAA Environmental Specialist
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9300 Lee Hwy
Fairfax, VA 22031
Dear Ms. Zee,
We write to strongly encourage you to grant Colorado a spaceport operator license. As the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) works with Front Range Airport to complete the spaceport certification, we wish to
highlight Colorado's leadership in space research and development and to demonstrate the broad support from
the community for Spaceport Colorado. The regional approach being taken during this process continues to
provide great opportunities and amenities to our communities. Spaceport Colorado will successfully leverage
the region's many existing assets, drive further growth in the commercial space arena, and prove to be a
valuable national asset in the future growth of commercial space transportation.
Our aerospace and aviation economy is significantly important to Colorado. The industry employs over 55,000
residents and drives over $15 billion in annual economic activity. With the second largest aerospace workforce
in America, Colorado has the right people and resources to create a new aerospace and technology park at
Spaceport Colorado. Aerospace and aviation thrive in Colorado because of the existing workforce pipeline
with some of the highest-ranking aerospace programs in our Colorado institutions of higher education in
addition to the military expertise, science and research.
Front Range Airport is an excellent location with proximity to Denver International Airport yet also located on
3,200 acres of land and surrounded by over 7,000 acres of privately owned industrial property. It's both remote
enough to assure safe horizontal launches, and close enough to accommodate for future customers in region.
Adams County has been working regionally and collaboratively with all levels of government to bring jobs to
our communities. Spaceport Colorado is an exciting opportunity and we are in strong support.
Sincerely,
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Steve Moreno, Chair
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