The former home of an Air Force base in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula has been picked for the location of a command and control center.
That’s as part of an ambitious plan to make the state a major player in the aerospace economy.
The Chippewa County International Airport was selected by Michigan’s Launch Initiative program on Thursday.
It is a final selection of locations for core infrastructure.
Earlier, an area near Marquette along Lake Superior was selected for vertical launches of satellites. Horizontal launches would be at Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport.
If the project raises the required money and gets the needed approvals, backers say the command center could begin to operate in June 2023.