Fla. State Rep.: Space Must Be Public/Private Frontier

From Newsmax.com: Fla. State Rep.: Space Must Be Public/Private Frontier
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) must play a part in any resurgence of the manned space program but a private/public partnership would be good for the industry, Florida state Rep. Steve Crisafulli tells Newsmax.TV.

The end of the NASA’s 30-year-old shuttle program has hit Crisafulli’s 32nd District hard. NASA and related contractors have reportedly cut thousands of jobs in the state.

“Certainly we’ve done a lot here in the state of Florida to give Space Florida, our economic development agency for space, the toolbox to operate and be attractive and draw commercial opportunities here but I do believe that NASA needs to have a part in that,” he said in an exclusive Newsmax interview.

“So I would say a good mix of public private partnerships would be good for the industry, and I would hope that Washington would recognize that and build on that.”

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