Stuttgart (dpa / lsw) – Baden-Württemberg wants to expand the aerospace industry with a new strategy. Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann got an idea of ??the research at the University of Stuttgart on Tuesday, where he found out about satellites and space debris, among other things. “We want to make the aerospace location in Baden-Württemberg even more visible and are putting a new focus on it,” he said. The shortage of skilled workers among engineers is a big problem, and a lot needs to be done to get enough young people for the subjects.
Based on the country’s image campaign, students presented the Prime Minister with self-made stickers with the slogan “The Sätellite. Nice here – but have you ever been to space?”.
Around 4.5 million euros will be made available for the space strategy in the 2023/24 double budget. According to the state ministry, aerospace is one of the most important sectors in Baden-Württemberg with annual sales of 4.8 billion euros.