FL S1896

Urges Congress to support commercial, civil, military, or academic endeavors, including job training and placement programs, to preserve the nation's human space flight workforce based in Florida

References the 5-year gap between Space Shuttle retirement in 2010 and the next American human space flight as justification for workforce preservation efforts

Cites lessons learned from the Apollo program termination, when the highly skilled workforce was forced to disperse and find employment elsewhere due to lack of transitional support

Directs copies of the memorial to be sent to the President, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, and all members of the Florida congressional delegation