Aerospace Takes Center Stage at State Capitol

By Kristen Leigh Painter- The Denver Post - Many of Colorado's aerospace organizations, companies and educational institutions gathered Monday at the state Capitol for Aerospace Day in an attempt to raise the visibility of Colorado's aerospace industry and send a message to Washington.

Area businesses and universities set up booths near the rotunda before and after the House and Senate passed Joint Senate Resolution 20, officially making March 25 Colorado Aerospace Day.

"We are trying not to be a secret," said Joe Rice, director of government relations at Lockheed Martin Space Systems and a former state representative. "Even though (the Colorado legislature has) been largely supportive of aerospace, it would be great to get all 100 onboard."

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