The Houston Chronicle has taken a look at the Texas’ efforts to promote commercial space development within the state and found them to be wanting.
The newspaper quotes Elon Musk as saying state officials have made little effort to get behind SpaceX’s proposed Gulf Coast spaceport near Brownsville. It also got a curt no comment from a spokeswoman for Gov. Rick Perry.
Meanwhile, the Texas Space Alliance says it is pushing for the creation of a state agency to promote commercial space modeled on Space Florida. The agency would promote Texas aerospace interests and serve as a single point of contact for industry.
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