Houston Has Always Been A Space City. Maybe It's Time We Started Acting Like It.
When people think of Houston, they think about Hip-Hop, sports, food, culture, and entrepreneurship.
They're right.
But they're also forgetting something.
Houston is one of the most important cities in human spaceflight.
For decades, astronauts, engineers, scientists, and innovators have called this city home.
Yet many Houstonians know more about celebrities than they do about the people developing technologies that could define the next century.
That isn't criticism.
It's opportunity.
Robert L. Curbeam Jr. (nicknamed "Beamer") is a former NASA astronaut and aerospace executive
2017 NASA astronaut candidate Jasmin Moghbeli
What if the same young person inspired by their favorite rapper also became fascinated with aerospace engineering?
What if the same entrepreneur building a startup today becomes part of the next generation of space innovation?
Houston sits at the intersection of both worlds.
The future is being built here.
The question is whether we're paying attention.
At 2LOUD, we intend to find out.
Editor’s Note: This article is part of 2LOUD Space & Innovation, our new initiative exploring the people, technology, and ideas shaping the future.