Maryland Code, Economic Development § 5-2605

(i) strengthen and enhance the State's leadership position in civil, commercial, and military aerospace research and development;

(ii) integrate the aerospace industry into the economy of the State;

(iii) capitalize, promote, and assist in the development of workforce training to further the development of emerging technologies required for all aspects of space exploration; and

(iv) develop public-private partnerships that advance both the State's aerospace industry and the surrounding community;