Palazzo visits MSFC

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Space Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Steven Palazzo was in Huntsville Thursday for his first tour of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, the Army's Redstone Arsenal and the U.S. Space and Rocket Center. Palazzo, R-Miss., was hosted by Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., vice chair of the same subcommittee of the House Committee on Space, Science and Technology. Palazzo also serves on the House Armed Services Committee with Brooks, and both were assessed on military activities at Redstone Arsenal, home of the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command. Palazzo, who represents an area that includes NASA's Stennis Space Center, noted that the partnership between North Alabama and South Mississippi goes back to the early 60s. He said it makes sense for him and Brooks to work closely together. Palazzo complimented NASA and Redstone military leaders for their good working relationship and "sense of unity and purpose." (Sources: WAAY-TV, AL.com link, 02/21/13)