The Texas Aerospace Research and Space Economy Consortium is established as an advisory committee to the board to:
(1) identify research opportunities for entities within this state that:
(A) strengthen this state's proven leadership in civil, commercial, and military space-related activity;
(B) enhance this state's position in aeronautics research and development, space commercialization, and space flight infrastructure and in the development of space travel technologies; and
(C) enhance the integration of the space and aeronautics industries into this state's economy; and
(2) provide research recommendations to the commission.