Technology September 8, 2022 7:43:36 am

The Aerospace Corp. completes $100M center in Colorado Springs

The Aerospace Corp. Space Warfighting Center — The Aerospace Corp.’s Space Warfighting Center broke ground in the summer of 2020. Courtesy The Aerospace Corp.

By BizWest Staff

COLORADO SPRINGS — The Aerospace Corp. has completed its $100 million Space Warfighting Center in Colorado Springs.

The center at 7246 Getting Heights encompasses 90,000 square feet and includes laboratory space to examine space war-fighting and advanced system concepts, as well as educate space operators and analysts on assessing a variety of threat scenarios.

The Aerospace Corp. employs about 250 people in Colorado Springs, and the new facility will accommodate an additional 250 employees.

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“The growth of The Aerospace Corporation in Colorado Springs contributes to our global leadership in aerospace and defense,” Jim Lovewell, chief defense development officer of the Colorado Springs Chamber and Economic Development Corp., said in a written statement. “We’re proud to have Aerospace’s expertise and innovation in our community.”

The Aerospace Corp., based in El Segundo, California, is a nonprofit corporation that operates a federally funded research and development center and employs more than 4,841 workers.