Florida’s congressional delegation is urging the federal government to establish the new United States Space Academy in the Sunshine State.

Sen. Ashley Moody and Rep. Mike Haridopolos — both Republican U.S. lawmakers from Florida — led the delegation in a letter to the president and NASA administrator offering Florida as the academy’s future home.

The proposed institution would train students seeking careers in the U.S. Space Force while also serving NASA and the civilian spaceflight industry.

“Florida is America’s launchpad to space, and there is no better home for the new United States Space Academy,” Moody said. “As Senator for the Space State, I’ll keep working to grow our aerospace industry and ensure that Florida is the premier state for training the next generation of explorers.”

Haridopolos said Florida has the infrastructure, universities, workforce and experience needed to make the academy successful.

“There is no better place to train the next generation of American space leaders than the state that has launched generations of Americans to the stars,” he said.

The letter was also signed by Sen. Rick Scott and Florida representatives from both parties, including Scott Franklin, Mario Diaz-Balart, Byron Donalds, Anna Paulina Luna, Vern Buchanan, Carlos Gimenez, Jimmy Patronis, Darren Soto, Kathy Castor and others.

Florida is home to numerous commercial space launch providers, several universities that make up the Florida Space Research Consortium, and thousands of Space Force and NASA employees. Launches from the Space Coast have increased by more than 500% since 2016.

Moody has also proposed moving NASA headquarters to Florida’s Space Coast through the CAPE Canaveral Act.

You can read the full letter to President Trump below: