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Former Michigan Base Picked for Would-Be Space Center

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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. 

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