While Texas plays a pivotal role in the space industry, California and Florida also contribute significantly, with California's Vandenberg Space Force Base and NASA facilities, and Florida's Kennedy Space Center being crucial for historic NASA launches.

SpaceX's Boca Chica Starbase is a key site in Texas for testing and launching the Starship, while Blue Origin operates its tourist flights nearby in Van Horn.

Houston's selection as the site for the Manned Spacecraft Center in 1961, now known as the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, has made it central to NASA's crewed space missions since 1965.

The Texas Space Commission has been allocated $350 million to bolster the state's leadership in the aerospace sector.

Texas is emerging as a hub for innovative space commerce, hosting companies like Firefly, Intuitive Machines, and Axiom Space.

The state is home to significant space-related sites, including the McDonald Observatory and Matagorda Island, which was the launch site for the first commercial rocket, Conestoga 1, in 1982.

Texas has produced notable astronauts such as Neil Armstrong and Sally Ride, as well as influential figures in space science like Frank Malina and Neil deGrasse Tyson.