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Texas government data breach allowed hackers to steal 3 million driver's licenses and passports (techcrunch.com)
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[–] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

The two states that are most conveniently located for sending people to space, because they’re closest to the equator, have access to deep water barges for large shipments, and have relatively mild weather for clear launches. Plus, congress had a large say in NASA’s decisions, and Texas had a lot of influential politicians at the time. You think NASA headquartered there because they liked the politics? Clown take.