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New Texas Space Commission plans to spend $350 million to keep industry booming in Lone Star State

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Texas lawmakers approved creating the state's space commission and said they plan to invest nearly $350 million to help with education about space and providing grants to companies.

ByA new space commission was launched in Texas to keep the state ahead of all others in aerospace careers and initiatives.

One of the many companies is located in central Texas. Firefly Aerospace will be working on a lunar lander that will set to fly to the moon this upcoming fall."We'll orbit for about a month, and then we're going to touch down softly in the Mare Crisium region of the moon," Firefly Aerospace CEO Bill Webber explained."You get a lot of people who are changing industries who grew up in Texas," Webber said. "Oil and gas make great space professionals.

In 2023, lawmakers approved creating the state space commission. They plan to invest $350 million over the next few years to help with education and company grants.

 

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