Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and others are advocating relocating the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s headquarters from Washington, D.C., to the Sunshine State.
The governor, who expressed support for the idea last month, has continued to do so, saying in comments last week that he thinks relocating the headquarters to Florida would “probably save about a billion dollars, quite frankly.”
Sen. Ashley Moody, R-Fla., who DeSantis selected to replace Marco Rubio in the U.S. Senate, is also pushing the idea — Rubio left the Senate in order to serve as Secretary of State in President Donald Trump’s cabinet.
“While Washington, D.C., has historically been the home of NASA’s headquarters, the rapidly evolving space landscape demands a more integrated and efficient approach to space policy. Florida’s Space Coast, home to key facilities like the Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, is uniquely positioned to support this transformation and strengthen America’s leadership in space exploration,” she said in the letter.
Alex Nitzberg is a writer for Fox News Digital.
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