State Rep. Kim Kendall led more than a dozen Florida Representatives to lobby the federal government on modernizing Florida’s air and space system.

The St. Augustine Republican rallied lawmakers to sign onto a bipartisan letter led by U.S. Rep. Greg Steube to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Federal Aviation Administrator Bryan Bedford calling for the creation of an Airspace Coordination Team (ACT).

That newly created team would look at improvements to radar and other air traffic infrastructure. The high number of space launches in Florida creates urgency to the matter, the letter reads.

Kendall, a former Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA ) air traffic controller , said Florida lawmakers also have an interest in the matter.

“Florida must act now

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