Investments into the aerospace and defense sector<\/p>\n
Within\u00a0Governor Newsom\u2019s California Jobs First Economic Blueprint<\/a>, the first statewide economic development strategy in more than 20 years, aerospace and defense is an \u201caccelerate\u201d sector\u00a0\u2014\u00a0one where additional investments from the public and private sectors have the capacity to \u201cbend the curve\u201d to catalyze sustained growth, contributing an estimated $35 billion annually to California\u2019s gross domestic product (GDP).<\/p>\n Accordingly, the state has made a number of targeted investments into the sector over the past year, including:<\/p>\n Regional Investment Initiative<\/p>\n Last August, the state\u00a0awarded<\/a>\u00a0$16.95 million to two projects designed to provide ecosystem support and uplift the aerospace and defense sector\u2019s infrastructure and workforce in the Central Coast.<\/p>\n CalCompetes Tax Credit Program<\/p>\n In the latest round of awards, announced June 22,\u00a0Vast<\/a>\u00a0received an award<\/a>\u00a0to expand its space station research, development, and manufacturing footprint in Long Beach, investing $87 million and creating 657 new jobs.<\/p>\n In May of this year, the following aerospace and defense companies\u00a0received awards<\/a>:<\/p>\n Mach Industries<\/a>, resulting\u00a0in a $32.5 million investment to expand its defense technology manufacturing and research and development in Huntington Beach, Los Angeles and San Francisco, creating 1,057 jobs.\u00a0<\/p>\n Apex Space<\/a>, resulting in a $165.5 million investment to expand its satellite manufacturing presence in Los Angeles and the broader Southern California region, creating 483 jobs.\u00a0<\/p>\n Voyager Technologies<\/a>, resulting in a $75 million investment to expand its Long Beach aerospace component manufacturing facility, creating 152 jobs.<\/p>\n Lanteris Space<\/a>, resulting in a\u00a0$16 million investment and the creation of 70 jobs to expand its satellite manufacturing facility in San Jose.<\/p>\n Last June,\u00a0A.S. Aerospace<\/a>\u00a0received an award<\/a>, resulting in a $19 million investment to continue manufacturing precision aerospace hardware in Palmdale and Santa Clarita.<\/p>\n Last November,\u00a0Hadrian Automation, Inc.\u00a0<\/a>was a beneficiary,\u00a0creating 650 jobs and investing $52 million<\/a>\u00a0in Torrance and Northern California to expand its aerospace component manufacturing. True Anomaly also received an award to expand its satellite manufacturing facilities in Long Beach, resulting in a $12.7 million investment and creating 400 jobs.<\/p>\n NASA Centers in California Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley has led NASA in conducting world-class research and development in aeronautics, technology, and science since 1939.\u00a0<\/p>\n Armstrong Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base in Edwards is NASA\u2019s primary center for high-risk, atmospheric flight research and test projects.\u00a0<\/p>\n Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena leads in robotic space exploration, sending rovers to Mars, probes to the farthest bounds of the solar system, and satellites to advance understanding of our planet. JPL manages the Deep Space Network, which is an international array of giant radio antennas, as well as a major center for quantum research at the Quantum Space Innovation Center (QSIC).<\/p>\n Generations of aerospace and defense leadership<\/p>\n California\u2019s role in powering human spaceflight stretches back decades. The Saturn V rocket that carried Apollo astronauts to the moon was built almost entirely in California and the original Apollo spacecraft itself was manufactured across the state. The Space Shuttle fleet was assembled in Palmdale; the first U.S. space station, Skylab, was built in Huntington Beach; and the RS-25 engine, originally developed for the Shuttle and now powering the Space Launch System for Artemis II, has been designed and manufactured in the San Fernando Valley since the 1970s.<\/p>\n
In the Golden State, NASA has three main centers and facilities focused on research, flight, and robotic exploration that all contribute to the state\u2019s economic competitiveness, create high-paying jobs, and inspire the next generation of explorers.\u00a0<\/p>\n