Colorado isn't usually considered a "space state", like Florida, Texas, or California, but the state has a large and thriving government and commercial space sector.
Alliant Techsystems and United Space Alliance have put a temporary halt to a dispute that at one point led USA to announce that it would stop working with ATK on the first stage of the Ares 1 launch vehicle.
A startup company is partnering with Google, HSBC, and Liberty Global to develop a satellite system that can provide broadband Internet access to underserved regions of the globe, such as Africa.
Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT) is asking NASA for "fairness" in the upcoming recompete of a spacesuit contract that was originally awarded to a rival of a Connecticut spacesuit company.