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| INTRODUCTION |
The Mississippi Gulf Coast is well known for its tourism and
shipbuilding industries. Less well known is its role in the aerospace
industry, which is considerable. It dates back to the 1960s with the
establishment of a NASA rocket test facility in Hancock County, and
continues to this day with the building of unmanned aerial vehicles in
Jackson County.
South Mississippi is home to some of the biggest names in the aerospace
industry, as well as aviation-focused technology parks and business
incubators. It has a capable work force and training programs designed to
meet the needs of the industry.
But what may be more significant is the way it all "fits together."
Consider this: South Mississippi has leading-edge research and practical
experience with composites that go into aircraft; it has plants that use
composites to make a variety of products; it builds warships capable of
launching robot aircraft; satellite builders whose high-flying craft and
remote sensors are key to command and control as well as surveillance;
it has the companies that build the engines that power spacecraft and
engine testing facilities. As one defense company executive said: "I think
you're finding our futures really are coming together here in quite an
unusual way."
With a high quality of life and low cost of doing business, the
Mississippi Gulf Coast has been a contender for some of the most
high-profile projects in the aerospace industry.
Next: Part I Geography
shipbuilding industries. Less well known is its role in the aerospace
industry, which is considerable. It dates back to the 1960s with the
establishment of a NASA rocket test facility in Hancock County, and
continues to this day with the building of unmanned aerial vehicles in
Jackson County.
South Mississippi is home to some of the biggest names in the aerospace
industry, as well as aviation-focused technology parks and business
incubators. It has a capable work force and training programs designed to
meet the needs of the industry.
But what may be more significant is the way it all "fits together."
Consider this: South Mississippi has leading-edge research and practical
experience with composites that go into aircraft; it has plants that use
composites to make a variety of products; it builds warships capable of
launching robot aircraft; satellite builders whose high-flying craft and
remote sensors are key to command and control as well as surveillance;
it has the companies that build the engines that power spacecraft and
engine testing facilities. As one defense company executive said: "I think
you're finding our futures really are coming together here in quite an
unusual way."
With a high quality of life and low cost of doing business, the
Mississippi Gulf Coast has been a contender for some of the most
high-profile projects in the aerospace industry.
Next: Part I Geography
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