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PHOTO DATE: February 15, 2022. LOCATION: South Shore Harbor Resort & Conference Center. SUBJECT: Vanessa Wyche, Director of JSC providing an update on Exploration Park at the ASCENDxTexas conference at South Shore Harbor Resort & Conference Center. PHOTOGRAPHER: Josh Valcarcel

jsc2024e013586 (Feb. 15, 2024) NASA and the Texas A&M University System sign an agreement for a 240-acre Exploration Park on underutilized land at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. From left: NASA Johnson Director Vanessa Wyche, Texas State Rep. Greg Bonnen, Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp, and Texas A&M University President Mark Welsh III. The announcement of the new lease agreement will allow the A&M System and others to use NASA Johnson land to create facilities for a collaborative environment that increases commercial access and enhances the United States’ commercial competitiveness in the space and aerospace industries. The announcement took place at the AIAA-hosted Ascend Texas (ASCENDxTexas) Conference at South Shore Harbour Conference Center.