Author: Alex Edwards
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Longtime Manitou Springs hotel gets a refresh and a new name: Outrider
A longtime Manitou Springs hotel reopens this week with a new name and a distinctive new look. Situated at the intersection of Manitou Avenue and Crystal Park Road, the former Manitou Cog Hotel now has a stark matte black all over. Its new name: Outrider. Owners Connor Gatlin and Jordan Malara said they chose the…
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Colorado Springs’ average price for gas eclipses $4 per gallon
The average price for a gallon of gas in Colorado Springs has surpassed $4. Travel Agency AAA Colorado reported on Tuesday the average price in the city is $4.135 per gallon. This is an increase of about 37 cents compared to a week ago, and about 23 cents compared to a month ago. Statewide, the…
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Kratos awarded $450M missile defense contract by Space Force
Kratos, a San Diego-based company with a significant presence in El Paso County, was awarded a contract worth nearly half a billion dollars last week. The contract, worth up to $446.8 million, will require Kratos to design, integrate and sustain ground systems the Space Force will need to operate a constellation of satellites intended to…
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Kratos awarded $450M missile defense contract by Space Force, partnering with Colorado Springs’ Auria
Kratos, a San Diego-based company with a significant presence in Colorado Springs, was awarded a contract worth nearly half a billion dollars last week. The contract, worth up to $446.8 million, will require Kratos to design, integrate and sustain ground systems the Space Force will need to operate a constellation of satellites intended to detect…
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Colorado company ready to build the lunar base, provide ‘lunar mobility’
Original concepts for a moon base ranged from believable to outlandish. Following the success of Artemis II, which launched four astronauts around the moon over the course of 10 days, NASA is looking ahead as it attempts to take another giant leap. The goal? A permanent base on the moon. But what might that look…
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Five big things from Space Symposium, just in case you missed them
The 41st Space Symposium has concluded after drawing more than 300 exhibitors and an overall attendance of 11,000 during its six days at The Broadmoor. Put on by the Space Foundation, a nonprofit space advocacy group headquartered in Colorado Springs, the annual Symposium is the world’s largest gathering of commercial, military and governmental figures in…
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Colorado Springs TV stations remain dropped by satellite and streaming providers
Two Colorado Springs TV stations remain unavailable to subscribers of a pair of large streaming and satellite providers. DISH Network dropped KKTV in early March and Comcast cut KOAA from programming March 31. Both appear to be the result of ongoing contract negotiations, according to published sources. KKTV and DISH were negotiating for about three…
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Lockheed Martin, other Colorado companies, on the hunt for habitable worlds in our galaxy
The question “are we alone” remains unanswered, but humanity may get a hint of it in the coming years as technologies are tested and launched aboard several next-generation space telescopes in the coming years and decades. Lockheed Martin, along with several other companies with strong Colorado ties, have been tapped by NASA to develop technologies…
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Aerospace company SelectTech taps El Paso County for expansion
By Breeanna Jent and Alexander Edwards The Tribune Ohio-based aerospace company SelectTech Services Corporation is expanding to El Paso County. Company leadership, Gov. Jared Polis and local business and economic development officials announced the expansion last week during the 41st Space Symposium held at The Broadmoor. SelectTech is a mission-driven company that supports the U.S.…
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Aerospace company SelectTech taps El Paso County for expansion
By Breeanna Jent and Alexander Edwards The Tribune Ohio-based aerospace company SelectTech Services Corporation is expanding to El Paso County. Company leadership, Gov. Jared Polis and local business and economic development officials announced the expansion last week during the 41st Space Symposium held at The Broadmoor. SelectTech is a mission-driven company that supports the U.S.…