Capito Supports WV For Space Academy

Governor Patrick Morrisey’s bid for West Virginia to be the home of the new Space Academy has U.S. Senator Shelley Moore-Capito’s support. Capito tells WCBC News she agrees with the governor that the Mountain State would be a prime location.  She says the industry continues to grow, and the state and space already have a good history…

“It’s not just sending astronauts to space anymore. It’s communications, it’s national security.  Probably a lot of the next generation battles will be fought in space—knocking out peoples’ satellites.  Talking about nuclear power in space, so I, yeah, anything we can do to support we will.”