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Posts by Danielle Cotterman 21 WFMJ

Youngstown looks to jump aboard growing global space economy

By Danielle Cotterman 21 WFMJ | November 14, 2019
Shelli Brunswick

*This piece was originally published by WFMJ And today officials say the global space economy is worth more than 400 billion dollars and predict that number to grow into the trillions over the next 20 years. It’s been more than 50 years since we put a man on the moon. And today, officials say the…

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