Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 271
2	2	WHEREAS, Representatives from Blue Origin and Club for the
3	3	Future are gathering in Austin on March 6, 2023, to celebrate For
4	4	The Benefit of Earth Day at the State Capitol; and
5	5	WHEREAS, Blue Origin has safely operated Launch Site One in
6	6	Culberson County since 2006; there, it developed and tested the
7	7	suborbital New Shepard system and reusable rocket engines
8	8	necessary to fulfill its vision of millions of people living and
9	9	working in space for the benefit of Earth; and
10	10	WHEREAS, In 2021, the company made human spaceflight
11	11	history at Launch Site One, becoming the first entity to fly
12	12	humans into space from Texas and the third private company to fly
13	13	humans above the Kármán line, the internationally recognized
14	14	boundary of space located at an altitude of 100 kilometers; the
15	15	company repeated this achievement a total of six times in the
16	16	span of 13 months, ultimately launching 31 humans into space from
17	17	the Lone Star State and bringing Texas, Culberson County, and Van
18	18	Horn to the attention of millions of people across the world; and
19	19	WHEREAS, Blue Origin has also contributed to national
20	20	security efforts with the testing and delivery of the BE-4, a
21	21	powerful liquified natural gas-fueled reusable rocket engine;
22	22	the company employs upwards of 400 aerospace engineers,
23	23	technicians, and business operations specialists in over 78
24	24	House and 31 Senate districts in Texas; it has awarded business
25	25	to more than 400 companies in the Lone Star State, for a total
26	26	spend in Texas of well over $500 million; and
27	27	WHEREAS, Dedicated to inspiring the next generation of
28	28	space exploration, Blue Origin collects hundreds of thousands of
29	29	postcards and flies them into space through its Club for the
30	30	Future nonprofit organization; and
31	31	WHEREAS, Blue Origin is driving further innovation in the
32	32	aerospace industry, and its efforts are truly deserving of
33	33	special recognition; now, therefore, be it
34	34	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
35	35	Legislature, hereby recognize March 6, 2023, as For The Benefit
36	36	of Earth Day at the State Capitol and honor Blue Origin and Club
37	37	for the Future for their incredible contributions to this state
38	38	and this nation; and, be it further
39	39	RESOLVED, That official copies of this Resolution be
40	40	prepared for Blue Origin and Club for the Future as an expression
41	41	of high regard from the Texas Senate.
42	42	Blanco
43	43	________________________________
44	44	President of the Senate
45	45	I hereby certify that the
46	46	above Resolution was adopted by
47	47	the Senate on March 7, 2023.
48	48	________________________________
49	49	Secretary of the Senate
50	50	________________________________
51	51	Member, Texas Senate