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SpaceX, four other firms nab $47.7 million in Texas Space Commission grants

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The Texas space commission has awarded $47.7 million to five Texas companies.

The latest round of grants is the second round of funding for the state's space commission.

SpaceX, Intuitive Machines , Starlab Space and Firefly Aerospace are among the companies receiving the money.

Some of the companies have direct connections to the commission.

Nearly $20 million will go to El Paso economic development group the Borderplex Alliance for a U.S. Space Force facility.

Since September , the commission has received 284 grant requests from 140 entities seeking $3.46 billion .

The commission expects to approve more grant requests at its March meeting.

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