Sierra Vista in southern Arizona finalized a letter of intent with tech company BlackStar Orbital Technologies, with plans to build a 30,000-foot spacecraft research, development, and manufacturing facility at the Sierra Vista Municipal Airport.
BlackStar Orbital creates reusable satellites which are then leased to companies to provide services like internet, weather monitoring, or mapping.
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Lithium is a key metal for electric vehicle batteries and there is a global push to find new sources of it. There is currently only one lithium mine in operation in the United States, but that is about to change — and drastically.
