BROWNSVILLE, Texas The effort continues to name Brownsville the next space city. Currently two cities in the U.S. have that title, Houston and Cape Canaveral. Now Brownsville wants in. It is a title that exists only by name, but with SpaceX getting ready a for launch in 2020, the community excitement and interest are expected to grow.<\/p>\n
The South Texas Astronomical Society hosting a panel to begin discussions on what it means to have a space program in our back yards.<\/p>\n
Richard Camuccio, Cristina V. Torres Memorial Observatory, Assistant Director, Theres this interest that is there that needs to be tapped. I see it that it will happen. Its an inevitability. Its not if but when.<\/p>\n
Its not the first time the idea has been floated around. In 2019 staff from NASA spoke about Brownsvilles potential to become a space city. Referring to the creations of new industry jobs, both directly and assisting with space travel. Academic focus on the sciences and engineering.<\/p>\n
Right now SpaceX makes up a major bulk of space exploration in South Texas, but the goal is to have a regional effort in schools, the general public, and local business.<\/p>\n
Victor De Los Santos, South Texas Astronomical Society, When we do become the space city, its the culture and its the people and were all a part of it. its not just big corporations coming in and doing all the work.<\/p>\n
Marija Jette, South Texas Astronomical Society, Getting all these forces together and multiplying the effect. Really making a name for Brownsville as the place to do research and create new exciting business and technologies.<\/p>\n
One of the many big space projects for SpaceX in the future involves travel to Mars.<\/p>\n
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