Governor Greg Abbott wants Texas to be the home of a future United States Space Academy.
SAN ANTONIO (KTSA News) — Governor Greg Abbott is assembling a leadership team to make Texas the permanent home of the proposed United States Space Academy.
State Representative Greg Bonnen of Friendswood, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, will lead the effort. The team will work with the Texas Space Commission to develop a statewide proposal for the federal government.
“Texas is the home of America’s human spaceflight program,” said Governor Abbott. “No state can match what Texas brings to this mission.”
Texas officials are pointing to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, major military installations, research universities and the state’s growing commercial space industry as key assets.
The team includes former NASA astronauts, military leaders and university researchers. The effort follows President Donald Trump’s executive order creating a commission to recommend a permanent location for the new academy.
Texas has also been expanding its partnerships with the U.S. Air Force and Space Force as the state seeks to grow its role in the nation’s space industry.
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