the main space centers are located in the united states. kennedy space center in cape canaveral, florida, marshall flight center in huntsville, alabama, and johnson space center in houston, texas. those are the main ones. nasa employs thousands in these cities and many other cities across the country. i want to show you a map, it shows, these are dollar values of nasa investment in every state. every single state has investment through the hiring of contractors, the purchasing of goods and services. the states that make the most, california, about $3.25 billion, texas, about $375 billion, and these are, of course, big states with big industry had is perhaps why they get so much of it. the contracting industry stands to lose a lot of money as well, some 7,000 to 9,000 contract jobs could be lost when the shuttle and constellation program end. in the cocoa beach, florida, area alone an estimated 20,000 jobs could be impacted by nasa cuts. that has the mayor of cocoa