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Boeing Eyes Long Beach, Calif., Harbor for Rocket Launching Site.(Originated from Press-Telegram, Long Beach, Calif.)
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, April, 1995 by Chaney, Lindsay
LONG BEACH, Calif.--Apr. 7--Boeing Co. may invade the home turf of longtime rival Douglas Aircraft Co. by setting up a rocket-launching facility in the Long Beach Harbor.
Boeing, which is leading an international consortium of companies that is planning to get into the business of putting satellites into orbit, is talking with city and port officials about leasing space on the Navy mole in the harbor.
"Everyone thinks it's an interesting and exciting possibility," said Jerry Miller, manager of the redevelopment bureau. He said the Boeing operation would involve more than 100 local jobs.
The mole, a breakwater that protects the west basin of the Long Beach Harbor, is part of the now-closed Long Beach Naval Station. Miller said that if the deal with...
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