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1	1		First Regular Session
2	2		Seventy-fifth General Assembly
3	3		STATE OF COLORADO
4		-	~~REVISED~~
	4	+	ENGROSSED
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7	7		LLS NO. R25-0948.01 Katelyn Guderian x3205
8	8		SJR25-010
9	9		Senate Committees House Committees
10	10		SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 25-010
11	11		C
12	12		ONCERNING THE DESIGNATION OF MARCH 17, 2025, AS "COLORADO101
13	13		A
14	14		EROSPACE DAY".102
15	15		WHEREAS, Our nation and the world have significantly1
16	16		benefitted from technological and scientific advancements resulting from2
17	17		space exploration and aerospace activities; and3
18	18		WHEREAS, Colorado ranks first in the nation for aerospace4
19	19		employment concentration; and5
20	20		WHEREAS, There are over 33,000 Coloradans who are directly6
21	21		employed in aerospace, with the aerospace cluster supporting over7
22	22		240,000 jobs; and8
23	23		WHEREAS, Colorado is home to the nation's top aerospace9
24		-	HOUSE
25		-	Final Reading
26		-	April 11, 2025
27	24		SENATE
28	25		Final Reading
29	26		March 17, 2025
30	27		SENATE SPONSORSHIP
31	28		Bridges and Baisley, Amabile, Ball, Bright, Carson, Catlin, Coleman, Cutter, Danielson,
32	29		Daugherty, Exum, Frizell, Gonzales J., Hinrichsen, Jodeh, Kipp, Kirkmeyer, Kolker, Liston,
33	30		Lundeen, Marchman, Michaelson Jenet, Mullica, Pelton B., Pelton R., Rich, Roberts,
34	31		Rodriguez, Simpson, Snyder, Sullivan, Weissman, Winter F.
35	32		HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
36		-	Armagost and Joseph, Bacon, Bird, Boesenecker, Bradfield, Brown, Caldwell, Camacho,
37		-	Clifford, Froelich, Garcia Sander, Gonzalez R., Hamrick, Hartsook, Jackson, Johnson, Keltie,
38		-	Lieder, Lindstedt, Lukens, Marshall, McCluskie, McCormick, Paschal, Phillips, Rutinel,
39		-	Rydin, Sirota, Smith, Stewart K., Titone, Woodrow
	33	+	Armagost and Joseph,
40	34		Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
41	35		Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
42	36		Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. companies, including Boom Supersonic, BAE Systems, Blue Origin,1
43	37		Boeing, L3Harris, Lockheed Martin Space, Maxar Technologies,2
44	38		Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, Sierra Space, and United Launch3
45	39		Alliance, and close to 500 additional companies that support the4
46	40		aerospace sector by providing services and developing products,5
47	41		including spacecraft, launch vehicles, satellites, command and control6
48	42		software, sensors, and navigation operations; and7
49	43		WHEREAS, Colorado is a strategic location for national space and8
50	44		cyber activity, with five key military commands: North American9
51	45		Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), the United States Northern10
52	46		Command, the Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated11
53	47		Missile Defense, the United States Army Space and Missile Defense12
54	48		Command/Army Forces Strategic Command, and the permanent home of13
55	49		United States Space Command and three space-related United States14
56	50		Space Force bases: Buckley, Peterson, and Schriever; and15
57	51		WHEREAS, The United States Air Force Academy, along with16
58	52		Colorado's colleges and universities, including the University of Colorado17
59	53		Boulder, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Colorado School18
60	54		of Mines, Colorado State University, Metropolitan State University of19
61	55		Denver, University of Denver, Colorado Mesa University, and Fort Lewis20
62	56		College, provides access to world-class aerospace-related degrees and21
63	57		offers aerospace companies one of the country's most educated22
64	58		workforces; and23
65	59		WHEREAS, Various organizations are key to Colorado's24
66	60		prominence in aerospace, such as the American Institute of Aeronautics25
67	61		and Astronautics, the world's largest aerospace technical society; the26
68	62		Colorado Space Coalition, a group of industry stakeholders working to27
69	63		grow and promote Colorado as a center of excellence for aerospace; the28
70	64		Colorado chapter of Citizens for Space Exploration, housed within the29
71	65		Colorado Business Roundtable, whose mission is to promote better30
72	66		understanding of aerospace and its importance in our economy and daily31
73	67		lives, as well as promoting the importance of human space exploration;32
74	68		and the Colorado Space Business Roundtable, an organization that works33
75	69		to convene stakeholders from industry, government, and academia to34
76	70		advance aerospace business and workforce opportunities throughout the35
77	71		state; and36
78	72		WHEREAS, The Colorado Air and Space Port seeks to serve as37
79	73		America's hub for commercial space transportation, research, and38
80	74		010
81	75		-2- development. This horizontal launch facility will have the potential to1
82	76		become the foundation for a global suborbital transportation network2
83	77		connecting Colorado globally; now, therefore,3
84	78		Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Seventy-fifth General Assembly4
85	79		of the State of Colorado, the House of Representatives concurring herein:5
86	80		That we, the members of the Colorado General Assembly:6
87	81		(1) Strongly urge and request the government of the United States7
88	82		of America to take action to preserve and enhance American leadership8
89	83		in space, spur innovation, and ensure our continued national and9
90	84		economic security by increasing funding for space exploration and10
91	85		activities;11
92	86		(2) Recognize that Colorado's aerospace industry plays a pivotal12
93	87		role in NASA's Artemis program, with numerous companies contributing13
94	88		critical technologies and expertise to enable human exploration of the14
95	89		moon and beyond. Lockheed Martin Space, headquartered in Littleton, is15
96	90		a prime contractor for the Orion spacecraft, the crew vehicle designed to16
97	91		transport astronauts to lunar orbit. United Launch Alliance, based in17
98	92		Centennial, provides the second stage, which propels the Orion spacecraft18
99	93		to the moon after launch. BAE Systems, located in Boulder, contributes19
100	94		advanced spacecraft instruments and sensors for Artemis-related20
101	95		missions. Similarly, Raytheon Technologies' Colorado operations supply21
102	96		precision navigation and control systems, ensuring the accurate trajectory22
103	97		and landing of lunar missions.23
104	98		(3) Congratulate the Colorado Department of Labor and24
105	99		Employment, in partnership with the aerospace industry and key space25
106	100		organizations, such as the Colorado Space Business Roundtable, in its26
107	101		newly established teacher externship program aimed at bridging the gap27
108	102		between K-12 education and industry needs. This initiative provides28
109	103		educators with hands-on experience that enables them to bring real-world29
110	104		applications back to their classrooms and enhance their understanding of30
111	105		the skills and knowledge required in today's workforce, particularly in31
112	106		STEM fields, and to inform curriculum development that aligns with32
113	107		current industry standards.33
114	108		(4) Hereby declare March 17, 2025, to be "Colorado Aerospace34
115	109		Day".35
116	110		010
117	111		-3- Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Joint Resolution be sent1
118	112		to President Donald Trump; Vice President JD Vance; Speaker of the2
119	113		House of Representatives Mike Johnson; House Minority Leader Hakeem3
120	114		Jeffries; Senate Majority Leader John Thune; Senate Minority Leader4
121	115		Charles E. Schumer; Senator John Hickenlooper; Senator Michael5
122	116		Bennet; Congresswoman Diana DeGette; Congressman Joe Neguse;6
123	117		Congressman Jeff Hurd; Congresswoman Lauren Boebert; Congressman7
124	118		Jeff Crank; Congressman Jason Crow; Congresswoman Brittany8
125	119		Pettersen; Congressman Gabe Evans; Janet Petro, Acting NASA9
126	120		Administrator; Chris Rocheleau, Acting Administrator, Federal Aviation10
127	121		Administration; Governor Jared Polis; Lieutenant Governor Dianne11
128	122		Primavera; Major General Laura L. Clellan, The Adjutant General of12
129	123		Colorado; General Stephen N. Whiting, Commander, U.S. Space13
130	124		Command; Colonel Heidi Dexter, Commander of Space Base Delta 2,14
131	125		Buckley Space Force Base; Dr. Heather Pringle, Chief Executive Officer,15
132	126		Space Foundation; Dr. Ronald M. Sega, Co-chair, Colorado Space16
133	127		Coalition; Debra Wilcox, Chair, Colorado Space Business Roundtable;17
134	128		Stacey DeFore, Chair, Colorado Citizens for Space Exploration; Kristi18
135	129		Farley, Chair, AIAA Rocky Mountain Section; Jeff Kloska, Director,19
136	130		Colorado Air and Space Port; and Debbie Brown, President, Colorado20
137	131		Business Roundtable.21
138	132		010
139	133		-4-