Florida SB 1780: Early Education Workforce Support

Bill Text

1780 
Space Day 
2026-01-29T06:06:41Z 
Designating February 3, 2026, as “Space Day” in Florida, etc. 
Original Filed Version 
2026 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 (NP) SR 1780 

 By Senator Wright 

 8-02178-26 20261780__ 
 1 Senate Resolution 
 2 A resolution designating February 3, 2026, as “Space 
 3 Day” in Florida. 
 4 
 5 WHEREAS, Florida has been known as the birthplace of 
 6 American space exploration since the first space launch from its 
 7 shores more than 75 years ago, is home to the nation’s space 
 8 program, and has served as a portal to remarkable scientific 
 9 innovation and imagination, and 
 10 WHEREAS, Florida continues to play a critical role in 
 11 pioneering new frontiers in spaceflight as well as leading in 
 12 the discovery of viable pathways into space, and 
 13 WHEREAS, more than 144,500 Floridians work in Florida’s 
 14 aviation and aerospace industries as rocket scientists, 
 15 machinists, pilots, engineers, and other important roles, and 
 16 WHEREAS, Florida recorded a record-breaking 109 orbital 
 17 rocket launches from the Space Coast in 2025, transporting more 
 18 than 2,100 payloads, and 
 19 WHEREAS, Florida has long been the world’s gateway to space 
 20 and continues to be the epicenter of innovation, opportunity, 
 21 and economic expansion in the aerospace industry with its three 
 22 spaceports solidifying the state’s advantage, and 
 23 WHEREAS, the nation is witnessing the rapid growth and 
 24 expansion of its commercial space transportation industry and, 
 25 during the next decade, Florida has the opportunity to broaden 
 26 its leadership in civilian and military launch activity, while 
 27 also emerging as the nation’s leader in commercial space 
 28 opportunities and the integration of space, aeronautics, and 
 29 aviation technologies, including hypersonic technologies, a 
 30 vision that, if realized, will position Florida for sustained 
 31 economic growth and prosperity for decades to come, and 
 32 WHEREAS, Florida’s top-tier universities prepare future 
 33 leaders and engineers for the aerospace and defense ecosystems, 
 34 cultivating a world-class workforce for these highly technical 
 35 fields and sending more than 4,800 engineering graduates into 
 36 the workforce annually, and 
 37 WHEREAS, with robust military installations that include 
 38 Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast 
 39 Guard bases, Florida’s aviation and aerospace industries play a 
 40 key role in national defense, flight training, and research, and 
 41 it is the only state with three distinct combatant commands 
 42 supporting national security missions across the globe, NOW, 
 43 THEREFORE, 
 44 
 45 Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida: 
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 47 That February 3, 2026, is designated as “Space Day” in 
 48 Florida.