Governor Abbott Announces At NASA, The New Texas Space Commission
Abbott was at NASA to announce the members of the newly formed Texas Space Commission Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced the creation of the Texas Space Commission at a news conference at NASA, announcing that Texas will take a more significant role in space exploration. The move comes after the Texas legislature passed a bill allowing the state to take a greater lead in advancing space exploration for the future. Abbott emphasized the importance of Texas in the future of space exploration, stating that "Texas will be the launchpad for Mars" and that "those who reach for the stars, do so from the Lone Star state".
Published : a month ago by B.D. Hobbs in Politics Science
Houston doesn't have a problem, and neither does the state of Texas.
After work last session by the Texas legislature, Governor Greg Abbott held a news conference at NASA to announce that Texas is stepping back in to the lead role of space exploration, after the creation of the Texas Space Commission.
In a live exchange with Houston based astronaut Loral O'Hara who was is currently on the ISS, Abbott said quote, "I want you to know that we are at NASA today, because this last year Texas and the state legislature passed a Texas Space Commission, where the state of Texas itself is going to take a more profound lead and involvement in advancing space exploration for the future."
As for the news conference itself, it was like a sci-fi flick seeing Governor Abbott sitting next to embattled TX House Speaker Dade Phelan. But the future of NASA and Texas remains bright.
"Texas will be the launchpad for Mars" Abbott said, "And as we look to the future of space, one thing is clear. Those who reach for the stars, do so from the lone star state, the great state of Texas."
Topics: Space, NASA