Congresswoman calls for moving NASA headquarters to Florida
Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna (R-Florida) has now publicly repeated Governor Ron DeSantis’ call to move NASA’s main headquarters from Washington to Florida, doing so by sending Trump a letter noting the reasons why such a move make sense.
“I write to you in support of relocating NASA’s Headquarters from Washington, D.C. to Florida’s Space Coast,” Luna wrote. “While Washington, D.C., has historically been the home of NASA’s headquarters, the rapidly evolving space landscape demands a more integrated and efficient approach to space policy. Florida’s Space Coast, home to key facilities like the Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, is uniquely positioned to support this transformation and strengthen America’s leadership in space exploration.”
The lease for NASA’s headquarters building expires in 2028. The agency has already put out a request for proposals for building a new building from scratch, at great cost. I suspect that expensive project is about to die, and the lease expiration will provide the Trump administration and Congress the motive for reducing staffing at headquarters most significantly, as well as moving it elsewhere.
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Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna (R-Florida) has now publicly repeated Governor Ron DeSantis’ call to move NASA’s main headquarters from Washington to Florida, doing so by sending Trump a letter noting the reasons why such a move make sense.
“I write to you in support of relocating NASA’s Headquarters from Washington, D.C. to Florida’s Space Coast,” Luna wrote. “While Washington, D.C., has historically been the home of NASA’s headquarters, the rapidly evolving space landscape demands a more integrated and efficient approach to space policy. Florida’s Space Coast, home to key facilities like the Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, is uniquely positioned to support this transformation and strengthen America’s leadership in space exploration.”
The lease for NASA’s headquarters building expires in 2028. The agency has already put out a request for proposals for building a new building from scratch, at great cost. I suspect that expensive project is about to die, and the lease expiration will provide the Trump administration and Congress the motive for reducing staffing at headquarters most significantly, as well as moving it elsewhere.
On Christmas Eve 1968 three Americans became the first humans to visit another world. What they did to celebrate was unexpected and profound, and will be remembered throughout all human history. Genesis: the Story of Apollo 8, Robert Zimmerman's classic history of humanity's first journey to another world, tells that story, and it is now available as both an ebook and an audiobook, both with a foreword by Valerie Anders and a new introduction by Robert Zimmerman.
The print edition can be purchased at Amazon or from any other book seller. If you want an autographed copy the price is $60 for the hardback and $45 for the paperback, plus $8 shipping for each. Go here for purchasing details. The ebook is available everywhere for $5.99 (before discount) at amazon, or direct from my ebook publisher, ebookit. If you buy it from ebookit you don't support the big tech companies and the author gets a bigger cut much sooner.
The audiobook is also available at all these vendors, and is also free with a 30-day trial membership to Audible.
"Not simply about one mission, [Genesis] is also the history of America's quest for the moon... Zimmerman has done a masterful job of tying disparate events together into a solid account of one of America's greatest human triumphs."--San Antonio Express-News
I don’t know about moving to Florida because NASA is more than just KSC. NASA should be getting out of the launching business completely so an HQ down there would be useless.
I would suggest that if its not DC then look at one of the other centers like Goddard or Houston. Goddard might be nice since its close to but not in DC.
Goddard is full of Green who likely hate Musk and Trump both.
NASA HQ has to stay where it is–otherwise, it will be called Florida pork.
With the way that our govt. likes to spend money – Build a new facility HQ in Florida. If it doesn’t work out after 10 years or so, build a new HQ in the DC area. We all learn from our mistakes (unless you work for our federal govt. of course)
Just rent some office space. There’s plenty available.
Patrick Underwood: Whether or not NASA headquarters moves, I guarantee that Trump is not going to approve construction for billions of a big new office building. Staffing will be reduced significantly, and operations moved to leased space.
Is there — should there be — something like a “Project 2025” for NASA that will spell out what kind or role it is supposed to play in the future*, or will DOGE simply propose making piecemeal budget cuts without any kind of coherent vision of what, exactly, the agency is supposed to “do” in the future?
*Per some of Robert’s recent comments.
*Where* NASA’s headquarters is located would seem to be the least of our worries.
Hello Bob, Patrick,
It strikes me that NASA literally just built a fancy new 200,000sqft, 8 story headquarters building at KSC. And it also strikes me that if you’re winding down SLS, you’re surely gonna be able to find some room to move the NASA HQ personnel you are shifting.
Seriously, though, there’s something like 700 buildings at KSC, and there’s already under-utilization even before we start whacking programs. Some are not in great shape, but there are real possibilities in terms of floor space, without having to shell out for some giant new office block.
Richard M: You make me think that maybe Goddard’s operations could be shifted to Kennedy as well.
I’d feel a bit badly for my next door neighbor, a nice fellow who works at Goddard and just bought the house…
But yes, NASA has a footprint of facilities it built up in more well-funded times. It can’t maintain them all, as we all know. Something has to give — and we just hope it isn’t Congress *giving* more funding purely out of parochial interests.
I would like to see a very small office stay in DC just for public affairs and keeping in close contact with politicians.
Then that they can take over any other office space already built in either Houston or Florida. Maybe more the relevant office workers to each facility.