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Today in Tallahassee, representatives from Florida’s space industry are celebrating Space Day to raise awareness of the financial challenges they’re facing.

The federal government has cut the space budget. The industry has an estimated economic impact in Florida of 40 billion dollars a year. The industry is looking for ways to stay afloat. Space Florida Co-Chair Frank DiBello says adventure tourism, opening space up to people who want to take an adventure ride to the edge of space— maybe a one way to move forward.

“They’re paying a fortune to do this, and as more capability opens up in space, we will see the transit system grow,” said DiBello.

Florida’s space industry could see a loss of up to 21 thousand jobs by the end of this year based on the federal cuts. Their message to state lawmaker… even a little bit helps.