$5 Million Grant For NASA Glenn’s Plum Brook Space
The Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority board voted unanimously to adopt a resolution approving the submittal of an application to Ohio’s Department of Development (ODOD) for a $5 million Job Ready Site grant to cover costs associated with modifications required at NASA Glenn’s Plum Brook Space Power Facility located in Perkins Township in Erie County.
NASA Glenn has been assigned responsibility for environmental testing of the planned Orion space vehicle that will transport astronauts to the international space station and ultimately to the moon and beyond. Plum Brook is unique in that it will allow the space vehicle to undergo the full suite of environment testing in a single building, the Space Power Facility. An estimated $40-$50 million in capital improvements are needed to upgrade the Space Power Facility for the project. Once completed, this project will create 82 new full-time jobs at Plum Brook and retain an additional 115 jobs. The ODOD provided a preliminary commitment for the $5 million grant. The Port Authority’s formal application is expected to be considered by the State’s Controlling Board next month. Read more
