ESSIC Director and ConE Chair, Antonio Busalacchi was among the invited attendees at a signing of an MOU between NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and the State of Maryland. The event which was hosted at the NASA / GSFC Visitor Center, also included participants Senator Barbara Mikulski, Governor Martin O’Malley and Goddard Center Director Chris Scolese. It is hoped the agreement will attract high tech companies to Maryland that will be key in enabling both future missions of NASA and the economic future of Maryland.
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