HJR225 Summary

• Commends NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center and its Director Todd May for historic contributions to science, rocket propulsion technology, and space exploration including the Apollo moon landing and development of the Space Launch System.

• Recognizes the center's economic impact of approximately 29,000 jobs, $4.6 billion economic output, and $123 million in annual state and local tax revenues across Alabama.

• Acknowledges the center's role as a major technology hub attracting private-sector companies and creating a culture of innovation in the Southeast region.

• Highlights ongoing work on major projects including the International Space Station, Hubble Space Telescope, Chandra X-ray Observatory, and development of the most powerful rocket ever built for future missions to Mars.

• Notes the center's achievement of reaching all 67 Alabama counties for the first time through its STEM educational outreach "67 Counties Initiative."