Texas Space Commission director says space growth requires long term policy stability, not short term incentives
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Maeil Business Newspaper (MK) Silicon Valley correspondent Won Hoseob (wonc@mk.co.kr) interviews Norman Garza, the first executive director of the Texas Space Commission, on why Texas is attracting major commercial space activity and what it takes to build a durable space economy. Garza argues government’s role is to enable the ecosystem (infrastructure coordination, workforce pipelines, and a stable business environment) rather than “operate” the industry.
Key points highlighted in the interview:
Texas’ advantage is a full ecosystem: anchor institutions, private companies, research capacity, and talent pipelines that can support the space value chain from R&D through operations.
The Texas Legislature created the Texas Space Commission (2023) and the SEARF fund, with $450M allocated and ~$135M deployed across 23 projects spanning R&D, testing infrastructure, workforce development, and commercialization support.
Garza emphasizes that company investment depends on predictable permits, policies, and public support over time, and that universities, local governments, federal partners, and industry must align around shared priorities.
Ten year vision: make Texas a place where space systems can be designed, built, tested, launched, operated, and expanded into downstream data and services, not just launch activity.
텍사스 우주위원회는 우주 산업의 지속 성장을 위해 단기 인센티브보다 장기적인 정책 안정성과 인프라 및 인재 기반 구축이 핵심이라고 강조했습니다.
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