‘I accept the charge that I am grandiose and that Americans are instinctively grandiose.’
Space Industry – The space industry represents $4.5 billion of the state’s economy. The average annual wage of aerospace workers is approximately $52,000. The number employed at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) alone is 15,000 and Florida ranks 4th among the states in overall aerospace employment with 23,000 jobs. http://www.stateofflorida.com/Portal/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=95
(b) Vision for Space Exploration.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall establish a program to develop a sustained human presence on the Moon, including a robust precursor program, to promote exploration, science, commerce, and United States preeminence in space, and as a stepping-stone to future exploration of Mars and other destinations. The Administrator is further authorized to develop and conduct appropriate international collaborations in pursuit of these goals.
(2) MILESTONES.—The Administrator shall manage human space flight programs to strive to achieve the following milestones (in conformity with section 503)—
(A) Returning Americans to the Moon no later than 2020.
