6. Leadership in the Space Race
Texas has been pivotal in the U.S. space program, notably through NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston. Established in 1961, JSC has been the hub for human spaceflight, overseeing missions from the Apollo moon landings to the International Space Station. Its role in astronaut training and mission control underscores Texas’s integral contribution to America’s space exploration achievements (nasa.gov).
