Dr. Nancy Currie-Gregg, director of the Texas A&M University Space Institute, discussed her background as a former NASA astronaut and her work preparing the institute for opening. The institute, located on 32 acres adjacent to NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, will support mission training and research across engineering disciplines.
Dr. Nancy Currie-GreggDirector of Texas A&M University Space Institute and former NASA astronaut
Texas A&M University Space InstituteInstitution preparing for opening adjacent to NASA Johnson Space Center
The facts
Texas A&M Space Institute is located on 32 acres adjacent to NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston.2
The institute will support mission training, including world's largest indoor Mars and moonscapes, and research and development.2
Currie-Gregg is a professor of practice in Texas A&M College of Engineering.2
Currie-Gregg enrolled at Ohio State University in fall 1977 in ROTC to become a military pilot.2
Who said what
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Dr. Nancy Currie-Gregg The facility is tremendously complex and provides capabilities that exist nowhere else in the world.2
Dr. Nancy Currie-Gregg I was carried to the launchpad on the shoulders of my teachers.2
Dr. Nancy Currie-Gregg I always felt called to inspire next generation of engineers and scientists.2
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City of Brownsville, TX - Municipal Government. . The future of space is taking shape right here in Brownsville! Former NASA astronaut José Hernández joined SpaceX and International EDC representatives at the Greater Brownsville EDC’s 2nd Annual Space
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The Texas Department of Insurance adopted rules implementing Senate Bill 458 from 2025, which requires personal automobile and residential property insurance policies in Texas to include an appraisal provision.
The Texas Department of State Health Services scheduled ImmTrac2 (the state immunization registry) for downtime on November 6, 2026, from 6:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. (CT) to perform system maintenance including a hardware refresh.
Texas Department of State Health Services, government agency scheduling maintenance
Following Democratic victories in midterm elections, tech executives said building new U.S. data centers will become harder. Democrat Gina Hinojosa defeated Gov. Greg Abbott in Texas partly on a data center moratorium campaign, and Ohio will have a Democratic governor. Meta's president said the company is weighing whether to shift some infrastructure spending outside the U.S.
Gina Hinojosa, Democrat who defeated Gov. Abbott in Texas; Greg Abbott, Republican governor defeated in Texas election; Dina Powell McCormick, Meta Platforms President and Vice Chair and 2 more
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board invited Texas public universities, community colleges, and technical colleges to participate in the Open Educational Resources Fifth Biennial Landscape Survey, which assesses adoption and use of OER across Texas higher education institutions.
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, government agency conducting survey; Carrie Gits, Assistant Commissioner, Student Success and Institutional Partnerships; Maryanne Maddoux, Program Director, Student Success and Institutional Partnerships
Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa held her first news conference and announced her transition team, pledging to build a bipartisan administration. The transition team includes Joe Madden as executive director, Ernest Bailes, Ryan Pollock, and Tamala Barksdale as senior adviser.
Gina Hinojosa, Governor-elect; Joe Madden, Transition team executive director; Ernest Bailes, Transition team member, former state representative and 3 more
Richard M. Rhodes, president of Texas A&M University-Central Texas since fall 2023, announced his retirement effective June 1, 2027, or once his successor is appointed.
Richard M. Rhodes, President of Texas A&M University-Central Texas; Glenn Hegar, Texas A&M University System Chancellor
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission reminded licensed child care center providers that following passage of Senate Bill 1008, they are no longer required to obtain food establishment permits. Centers must still request and pass a General Sanitation Inspection from a local health authority annually.
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, issuing the reminder to child care providers
The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services Partners for Children and Families Committee will meet on Thursday, November 12, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. CST in Austin.
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, organizer; DFPS Partners for Children and Families Committee, committee meeting