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TX-GOV: Bill White On NASA

Check out this post: http://capitolannex.com/2010/04/21/tx-gov-bill-white-on-nasa/) The Houston Chronicle’s Joe Holley managed to grab a few moments of Democratic Gubernatorial nominee Bill White’s time this week to ask a few questions about NASA late last week. Via the Chronicle’s Texas Politics blog are White’s comments:

“I think it was a mistake to discontinue the program until the new vehicle for manned space exploration was established, to avoid a gap,” he said Friday. “It takes strong advocacy from the governor and a united congressional delegation for both NASA and its Texas-based facilities,” he said. “It’s not a parochial issue,” he said. “I definitely believe we under-invest in cutting-edge research. The other huge benefit of NASA is the inspiration of young Americans who we want to interest in math, science and engineering.”