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‘We are all in’ | Texas A&M breaks ground on new $200M Space Institute at JSC
KHOU | Nov. 15, 2024
The massive facility will house realistic lunar and Mars simulation spaces to help NASA astronauts prepare for missions.
Aggies plant flag on future of lunar travel at Space Institute groundbreaking
KBTX | Nov. 15, 2024
Astronauts, state representatives and engineers gathered in celebration on a wide-open field at Johnson Space Center on Friday. Former astronaut Nancy Currie-Gregg strode amid tall grass and planted a Texas A&M University flag on what will soon be the Texas A&M Space Institute.
Texas A&M breaks ground on new space institute
FOX 26 | Nov. 18, 2024
Officials from Texas A&M and NASA came together on Friday to break ground on a new facility next to the Johnson Space Center in Houston.
Groundbreaking ceremony held for A&M Space Institute
FOX 26 | Nov. 18, 2024
A groundbreaking event has been held for a $200 million state-of-the-art space research facility at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.
NASA Johnson Hosts Texas A&M Space Institute Groundbreaking
Aviation Week | Nov. 15, 2024
NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) leadership and representatives from the Texas legislature and academia joined Nov. 15 to break ground on the Texas A&M University Space Institute.
As Space Institute breaks ground, companies submit $1B in related proposals to state commission
Houston Business Journal | Nov. 15, 2024
Texas A&M’s Space Institute is financed by $200 million of state money, and grant proposals — many involving the building — and have soared to $1 billion.
Texas A&M marks $200 million space institute groundbreaking
Chron.com | Nov. 16, 2024
The facility will neighbor NASA’s Johnson Space Center. Texas A&M University made a giant leap toward bolstering its contributions to space exploration on Friday, when university officials marked a groundbreaking ceremony for its $200 million space center in Houston.
Texas A&M Breaks Ground on New Space Institute
Payload Space | Nov. 18, 2024
Officials from Texas A&M University and NASA gathered next to the Johnson Space Center on Friday to break ground on a new $200M Space Institute.
The 32-acre facility will be located in the Johnson Space Center’s Exploration Park, a 240-acre development of underutilized federal land adjacent to JSC.
Texas A&M Space Institute breaks ground outside Johnson Space Center
Community Impact | Nov. 15, 2024
Multiple Bay Area and state officials were on hand Nov. 15 to break ground on the long-anticipated Texas A&M Space Institute, which will be the centerpiece of the new Exploration Park at NASA’s Johnson Space Center.
Former NASA astronaut speaks with KBTX about space programs at A&M and in Texas
KBTX | Mar. 27, 2024
Texas A&M, which has been a space grant university since 1989, has four former astronauts on campus and has been conducting space-related research for years.
NASA Selects Texas A&M as First Approved Exploration Park Facility
NASA | Feb. 15, 2024
NASA and the Texas A&M University System announced an agreement Thursday, Feb. 15, to lease underutilized land in Exploration Park, a 240-acre development at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.
Texas A&M University Signs Lease with NASA for $200 Space Institute
Community Impact | Feb. 15, 2024
Texas A&M University has signed a ground lease with NASA, which officials are calling “the first domino to fall” toward developing the college’s $200 million space institute next to the Johnson Space Center.
Texas A&M Approves Space Institute to be Constructed in Clear Lake
Houston Public Media | Aug. 17, 2023
Some experts say the new institute could fuel an already growing space economy in Texas.
Regents Approve Texas A&M Space Institute
Texas A&M Today | Aug. 17, 2023
The $200 million facility will be built at the Johnson Space Center in Houston to help ensure Texas remains a leader in space exploration.
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