Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Wallops Island, Virginia
Symposium to focus on Spaceport
Delmarvanow
An academic symposium will be held this fall to explore the potential of what officials are calling “Virginia’s Spaceplex” in the Wallops Island area.
Accomack County and state officials met with representatives from several state universities Wednesday in Richmond to hear preliminary proposals for a concept study for the Wallops area, which would emphasize developing a vision for its potential and which eventually would lead to an economic impact analysis and concrete recommendations.
The county last week issued a request for proposals for the study, saying it will aid in marketing efforts for Wallops area enterprises. But by the end of yesterday’s meeting at the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, the group decided to take a broader approach and to concentrate on three different aspects of planning for growth in the area: to plan for immediate needs related Orbital Sciences Corp.’s Taurus II project; to hold a symposium; and to do comprehensive long-range planning.
Immediate needs include providing housing and workspace for a group of Ukranians due to arrive within the year to work on Taurus II, Accomack County Economic Development Director Larry Forbes said Thursday.
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