Editing Colorado Springs, Colorado (section)

===Defense industry===
The defense industry forms a significant part of the Colorado Springs economy, with some of the city's largest employers being defense contractors.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www2.gazette.com/display.php?id=1321945&secid=4| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080108061549/http://www2.gazette.com/display.php?id=1321945&secid=4| url-status = dead| archive-date = January 8, 2008| title = ''Colorado Springs Gazette''<!-- Bot generated title -->}}</ref> Some defense corporations have left or downsized city campuses, but slight growth has been recorded. Significant defense corporations in the city include [[Northrop Grumman]], [[Boeing]], [[General Dynamics]], [[L3Harris Technologies]], [[Science Applications International Corporation|SAIC]], [[ITT Corporation|ITT]], [[Lockheed Martin]], and Bluestaq.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bluestaq-an-overnight-success-in-military-contracting |date=November 12, 2019 |url=https://gazette.com/business/bluestaq-an-overnight-success-in-military-contracting/article_2a653448-056c-11ea-8241-d33f058fd904.html |access-date=August 4, 2020 |archive-date=March 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210324225249/https://gazette.com/business/bluestaq-an-overnight-success-in-military-contracting/article_2a653448-056c-11ea-8241-d33f058fd904.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Gazette |first=Colorado Springs |title=Boeing adds jobs in Colorado Springs – The Denver Post |date=February 14, 2009 |url=http://www.denverpost.com/2009/02/14/boeing-adds-jobs-in-colorado-springs/ |access-date=February 27, 2017 |archive-date=February 27, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227231934/http://www.denverpost.com/2009/02/14/boeing-adds-jobs-in-colorado-springs/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=General Dynamics subsidiary shutters 60-person office in Colorado Springs |work=Colorado Springs Gazette |url=http://gazette.com/general-dynamics-subsidiary-shutters-60-person-office-in-colorado-springs/article/1585624 |access-date=February 27, 2017 |archive-date=February 28, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170228075147/http://gazette.com/general-dynamics-subsidiary-shutters-60-person-office-in-colorado-springs/article/1585624 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Harris Corp. helping small Colorado Springs defense contractor grow into bigger role |work=Colorado Springs Gazette |url=http://gazette.com/harris-corp.-helping-small-colorado-springs-defense-contractor-grow-into-bigger-role/article/1597083 |access-date=February 27, 2017 |archive-date=February 27, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227232052/http://gazette.com/harris-corp.-helping-small-colorado-springs-defense-contractor-grow-into-bigger-role/article/1597083 |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Space Foundation]] is based in Colorado Springs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Moon Rock has Landed at Space Foundation Discovery Center in Colorado Springs|date=June 15, 2013|url=https://spacefoundation.org/2013/06/15/moon-rock-has-landed-at-space-foundation-discovery-center-in-colorado-springs/|access-date=July 11, 2020|archive-date=September 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921194045/https://spacefoundation.org/2013/06/15/moon-rock-has-landed-at-space-foundation-discovery-center-in-colorado-springs/|url-status=live}}</ref>