Arizona to become a hub for space exploration
April 28
Arizona is a hub for space innovation, ranking as the 5th largest employer in aerospace and defense manufacturing with over 1,250 supply chain contributors.
Arizona State University hosted a space summit on March 20, 2025. Speakers at the conference said Arizona trails several other states in various aspects including space research, rocket manufacturing and launch infrastructure.
But the growth of the semiconductor business here, along with the state’s increasingly technology-oriented workforce and wide-open spaces, could make Arizona a bigger player in space exploration.
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