Space is open for business, and Maryland is now positioned as a player in the space economy. Rocket Lab, a direct competitor of Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin, is establishing a footprint in Maryland, moving forward with a facility in Middle River, Baltimore County, at a location that also honors the past. A new aerospace facility is taking shape at an enormous warehouse that has been home to aerospace manufacturing since 1929. A ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday was low-tech for a facility that’s about as futuristic as they come.
