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Colorado Spaceport T H E S E A S Oteams N F O R Sup H A Rfor I N G spaceplane
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New Zealand maker inks deal for Colorado-based horizontal take-off spaceplane BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
A New Zealand aerospace company is joining the race to create a horizontal take-off and landing spaceplane that will fly from Colorado above the earth’s atmosphere and fly back down before landing on a runway. The Colorado Air and Spaceport signed a memorandum of understanding June 15 with Dawn Aerospace from Christchurch, New Zealand. James Powell co-founder of Dawn Aerospace and who works in New Zealand, joined Adams County Manager Raymond Gonzales remotely via Zoom to sign copies of the agreement. The copies had been signed ahead of time The new agreement will create a working relationship bewteen Dawn and the Spaceport as well as an agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct test flights and spaceplane launches
Co-founder James Powell of Dawn Aerospace in New Zealand with the model spaceplane that will be developed as a reusable horizonal take-off and landing vehicle that will be tested and launched at Colorado Air and Spaceport. COURTESY OF DAWN AEROSPACE
from the Spaceporti in Watkins, just southeast of Denver International Airport. Gonzalez praised the agreement. “It truly has been a collaborative effort, and we’ve enjoyed getting to know this innovative company, their products, and people,” Gonzalez said. “It’s not only a partnership between Colorado Air and Spaceport
and Dawn Aerospace, we have the full support of the Colorado Space Coalition and the Governor’s Office of Economic Development and International Trade. “We look forward to furthering our place in the aerospace industry,” he added. “Partnering with extraordinary companies like Dawn Aerospace, their type of technology
launching horizontally using a typical airport runway that will open up many options and opportunities at Colorado Air and Spaceport. We are completely on board with this partnership. And we are excited to see what the future holds.” Powell said it’s a game-changing SEE SPACEPLANE, P4
Re-8 board leaning toward two at-large seats Changes won’t take effect in time for this fall’s election
Bingham said. “You should speak done this since 2012. Shannon Bingchange in the number of director with Coulter (Coulter Bump, an atham, a consultant with Western districts for the board, any changes Demographics, said one district’s won’t take effect until after the electorney with the law firm Caplan and variance was out of kilter by 25 pertion in November. Ernest). But as long as the candidate cent. His proposal of five districts The board is leaning toward is within the physical boundary and two at-large representatives put five district seats and two at-large of the city, that person may run the largest variance of the popularepresentatives. The topic came for that seat. Most of the districts I BY STEVE SMITH tion at about 3 percent. up during a study session June 10. work with, the board draws up the SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM School-board elections are cityThe board cannot make a decision districts. If you have to put it to an wide contests. Four board members in that sort of meeting format. election in the fall, then the disWhen it comes to reapportion- Sierra, Matthew Adame, Michelle The school board has not had a full trict’s boundaries are binding until ment, the Weld Re-8 board of educaBettger and Kehle Griego - are up membership for quite some time. It after the election.” tion has several options. It can stick added a sixth member, Jaime Sierra, for re-election in November. The next discussion - and a potenwith seven director districts. It can Every year before Thanksgiving, First United Methodist Church in Fort Lupton and the Fort Lupton Food and Clothingtial Bank provide community “Could a board member who is this spring. decision - is Thursday, June 24. change the lineup to add at-large members with food boxes. This will be the program’s 10th consecutive year. Above, Joe Hubert, left China Garcia and Sue Hubert withtoChange 4 Change, term-limited run for an at-large The state requires a reapportion“I’m not going invest money districts. It can change the number position?” asked board President ment every four years soon that board until you tell me which direction of director districts and/or at-large another organization that helps with the food drive. See more Page 2. Susan Browne. members’ districts are about the to go,” said Superintendent Alan seats on the board. “That’s my understanding,” same size in population. Re-8 hasn’t Kaylor. Because voters have to approve a
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