Leadership in space exploration and technology is a matter of American pride.
Texas remains home to some of the most exciting developments in space exploration since that time, with 17 of the world’s top 20 aerospace manufacturers having a presence in the state. The U.S. Space program has its home in the area around the Johnson Space Centre southeast of Houston. Founded in 1961, the JSC today occupies 1,600 acres, has 11,000 employees and an annual budget of over $5.5 billion.
Axiom says its Houston Spaceport property will be developed in two phases totalling over 320,000 square feet. “The synergies now being realized at the Houston Spaceport between Houston’s dynamic industry partners, its world class training and academic providers and its far-sighted community investors are not only benefitting Axiom but will only get stronger over time. We are all in this together and the best is yet to come.”
Today, SpaceX has a commercial launch site called Starbase, located in Boca Cica Beach near Brownsville. This first commercial rocket launch site, developed in 2019, employs about 1,400. Space X has teamed up with NASA’s Artemis program to carry out future missions to the Moon and Mars using its Starship launch vehicle, capable of carrying over 100 metric tons into orbit.