Start Date
4-1988 8:00 AM
Description
At the Kennedy Space Center, on 28 Her/ 1987, at the Second Briefing Meeting of the East Central Florida Space Business Roundtable, Florida Governor Bob Martlnez signed an Executive Order creating the Governor's Commission on Space. This action followed the Roundtable's initiative to the state dating from September, 1986, suggesting the formation of the Commission. On hand to deliver the keynote address was Dr. Gerard K. O'Nelll, a former member of the National Commission on Space. Dr. O'Neill's presence was no accident, since the purpose of the Florida Commission is to define Florida's role in the continued development of many of the concepts outlined In the National Commission's watershed report, Pioneering the Space Frontier. The Florida Commission identified nine topical areas for further research, and its work is still in progress. A number of legislative recommendations have already been presented to the Governor, while the final report is not due until June, 1988. This Commission, and several similar efforts in other states, is indicative of the strong interest nationally in the development of space enterprise.
The Florida Governor's Commission on Space: Its Impact on Space Enterprise
At the Kennedy Space Center, on 28 Her/ 1987, at the Second Briefing Meeting of the East Central Florida Space Business Roundtable, Florida Governor Bob Martlnez signed an Executive Order creating the Governor's Commission on Space. This action followed the Roundtable's initiative to the state dating from September, 1986, suggesting the formation of the Commission. On hand to deliver the keynote address was Dr. Gerard K. O'Nelll, a former member of the National Commission on Space. Dr. O'Neill's presence was no accident, since the purpose of the Florida Commission is to define Florida's role in the continued development of many of the concepts outlined In the National Commission's watershed report, Pioneering the Space Frontier. The Florida Commission identified nine topical areas for further research, and its work is still in progress. A number of legislative recommendations have already been presented to the Governor, while the final report is not due until June, 1988. This Commission, and several similar efforts in other states, is indicative of the strong interest nationally in the development of space enterprise.
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