Editorial: State, federal officials must work to halt planned cuts to Wallops Island

Editorial: State, federal officials must work to halt planned cuts to Wallops Island

NASA’s visitor center at the Wallops Flight Facility is a popular destination on Virginia’s Eastern Shore, contributing to the local economy and fostering public interest in space travel and the quest for a greater understanding of our universe. The Hampton Roads delegation to Congress and the General Assembly should continue lobbying the Trump administration and Republican leaders to abandon a short-sighted plan to close the visitor center in a…