Littleton to host SpaceX rocket booster exhibit

City teams up with DISH and Colorado-based foundation Telluray

BY SHEA VANCE SVANCE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In an e ort to boost tourism, Littleton will this fall display a 146-foot-tall SpaceX Falcon 9 rststage rocket booster. e free attraction, which would be the third of its kind in the country, can be seen on the DISH Network corporate o ce campus on Bowles and Santa Fe.

Cantey Ergen, co-founder of DISH, said that the company aims to “bring aerospace technology to the community.”

Littleton’s city council recently heard about the plan during a presentation at a July 18 council meeting. e booster is expected to be delivered by SpaceX — the wellknown spacecraft manufacturer founded by business mogul Elon Musk — in September.

Littleton Public Works and Utilities Director Keith Reester told members of the city council about the roles and responsibilities shared between the city, DISH, and the Telluray Foundation, which is funding the project. e DISH location has a “great deal of regulatory interaction,” with approval required from seven separate entities which all own, maintain, or manage part of the land being used for the project, Reester said.

Littleton resident Pam Chadbourne raised concern about the project during public comment, questioning SpaceX’s relevance in the community and asking the council why the project is only now being brought to the public’s attention. Reester told the council that a high volume of regulatory requirements

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