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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Representatives from Blue Origin and Club for the |
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Future are gathering in Austin on March 6, 2023, to celebrate For |
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The Benefit of Earth Day at the State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Blue Origin has safely operated Launch Site One in |
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Culberson County since 2006; there, it developed and tested the |
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suborbital New Shepard system and reusable rocket engines necessary |
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to fulfill its vision of millions of people living and working in |
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space for the benefit of Earth; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2021, the company made human spaceflight history |
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at Launch Site One, becoming the first entity to fly humans into |
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space from Texas and the third private company to fly humans above |
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the Kármán line, the internationally recognized boundary of space |
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located at an altitude of 100 kilometers; the company repeated this |
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achievement a total of six times in the span of 13 months, |
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ultimately launching 31 humans into space from the Lone Star State |
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and bringing Texas, Culberson County, and Van Horn to the attention |
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of millions of people across the world; and |
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WHEREAS, Blue Origin has also contributed to national |
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security efforts with the testing and delivery of the BE-4, a |
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powerful liquified natural gas-fueled reusable rocket engine; the |
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company employs upwards of 400 aerospace engineers, technicians, |
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and business operations specialists in over 78 House and 31 Senate |
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districts in Texas; it has awarded business to more than 400 |
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companies in the Lone Star State, for a total spend in Texas of well |
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over $500 million; and |
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WHEREAS, Dedicated to inspiring the next generation of space |
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exploration, Blue Origin collects hundreds of thousands of |
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postcards and flies them into space through its Club for the Future |
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nonprofit organization; and |
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WHEREAS, Blue Origin is driving further innovation in the |
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aerospace industry, and its efforts are truly deserving of special |
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recognition; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature |
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hereby recognize March 6, 2023, as For The Benefit of Earth Day at |
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the State Capitol and honor Blue Origin and Club for the Future for |
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their incredible contributions to this state and this nation; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared |
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for Blue Origin and Club for the Future as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas Senate. |