Tag: southwest research institute
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Year in review: Economic recovery top business story of 2021
The biggest story in business in 2021 continued to be Colorado’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. While state unemployment levels stood at 6.6% in January, they continued to slide throughout the year and finished at 5.1% in November, the latest figures available. While that’s getting closer to the 4.7% level in March 2020 as…
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Colorado-built NASA Lucy spacecraft begins journey
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A NASA spacecraft named Lucy rocketed into the sky with diamonds Saturday morning on a 12-year quest to explore eight asteroids. Seven of the mysterious space rocks are among swarms of asteroids sharing Jupiter’s orbit, thought to be the pristine leftovers of planetary formation. The 12-year mission to study the ancient…