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Space Exploration
April 3rd, 2026
Congressman Keith Self (TX-03) introduced legislation to direct the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to establish the initial elements of a permanent lunar outpost no later than December 31, 2030.
January 20th, 2026
U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Roger Wicker (R-MS), and Alex Padilla (D-CA) introduced legislation to drive space innovation in America through fostering collaboration between NASA and the commercial...
July 30th, 2025
Congressman Keith Self (TX-03) and Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) introduced a bipartisan resolution designating July 20, 2025, as “National Moon Landing Day,” commemorating the anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission—the...
April 21st, 2025
U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and U.S.
May 9th, 2024
Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) issued a statement regarding the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) decision to suspend a grant that could total up to $160 million through UTEP to further develop aerospace initiatives in...
February 1st, 2023
Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed the 20-year anniversary of the NASA Space Shuttle Columbia explosion on February 1, 2003. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s remarks are below, and video can be found here...
September 27th, 2022
Hollywood likes to blow up incoming asteroids with nukes, but NASA’s first test of whether it can change the trajectory of a space rock will try just giving one a little nudge.
February 9th, 2022
This is the beginning of the three-month process of aligning the telescope, but so far the initial results match expectations and simulations.
December 7th, 2021
NASA announced 10 astronaut candidates on Monday, selecting a group from more than 12,000 applications. The group, which includes four women, will train in hopes of being named to NASA’s first human missions to the moon in...
June 9th, 2021
The American Space Commerce Act allows for full expensing of space launch property, creating a tax environment that empowers this next generation of space explorers rather than holding them back with bureaucratic barriers....
March 23rd, 2026
U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today praised National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for announcing that they are accepting Requests for Proposal (RFPs) for entities to bid on contracts related to the movement...
September 23rd, 2025
U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and a group of his Senate colleagues introduced the Spaceport Project Opportunities for Resilient Transportation (SPACEPORT) Act, which would encourage the development of commercial...
June 11th, 2025
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March 5th, 2025
The history of Texas’ legacy in the space race from the ’60s-’70s is a storied one, and it started with a lot of hard work by the Lone Star State to get America’s astronauts up to the stars.
April 5th, 2023
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), the Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee, today participated in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Artemis II Crew Unveiling at Ellington Field JRB.
November 22nd, 2022
It was with great pride that our Fort Worth community and all Americans watched the launch of the Artemis I mission, the first of three historic missions that will eventually return U.S. astronauts, including the first-ever...
March 18th, 2022
With Artemis, NASA will establish long-term exploration at the Moon in preparation for human missions to Mars.
December 28th, 2021
The James Webb Space Telescope, named after one of NASA's earliest administrators, is bigger than the famous Hubble Space Telescope and is expected to give astronomers a much deeper understanding of our universe.
July 27th, 2021
Elon Musk knows a pro-business environment when he sees one, and in Central Texas, we pride ourselves in supporting free enterprise.
April 30th, 2021
He called his time with NASA “a chapter in my life — the shiniest best chapter in my life — but not the only one.”
