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$200-Million Texas Space Center Will Support Moon, Mars Exploration

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Texas A&M University's board of regents approved $200 million for the university system to construct the University Space Institute .

The building will be constructed on 32 acres at the entrance to the Johnson Space Center in Houston and will include landscapes that mimic the surfaces of the moon and Mars .

Construction on the new space institute is slated to begin in January .