Aggies plant flag on future of lunar travel at Space Institute groundbreaking

Houston, TX (NEXSTAR) -- Astronauts, state representatives and engineers gathered in celebration on a wide-open field at Johnson Space Center on Friday. Former astronaut Nancy Currie-Gregg strode amid tall grass and planted a Texas A&M University flag on what will soon be the Texas A&M Space Institute.

"We're going to have a replica of the moon's lunar surface and a replica of the Mars surface that's going to allow not only NASA but dozens and dozens, if not hundreds, of private...