Posted at 2:07 a.m., Thursday, July 19, 2007
New office launches Hawaii into spaceflight world
Advertiser Staff
The official opening of the State Offices of Aerospace Development will be celebrated at the Dole Cannery Theatres at 6:30 this evening.Lt. Governor James "Duke" Aiona said on his Web site today that the new office is a step toward rivaling such states as California and Florida in developing an entrepreneurial spaceflight industry. The opening also comes as Hawai'i prepares to apply to the federal government for a permit to build on the Big Island a spacecraft port for rockets that can land like airplanes, Aiona's Lt. Governor Web site said.
"Our administration has made innovation in science and technology a top priority for our state and aerospace is clearly an important dimension of that," Aiona said on the site.
