State lawmakers expressed support Wednesday for a space industry “big six” list of infrastructure needs to meet rapid growth amid expansion efforts by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin and Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

But some also cautioned against expecting a light-speed response.

“You must understand, we are a government. We do not work quick. We’re behind on roads in this state. We have a lot of people coming here for reasons other than space,” Rep. Randy Maggard, R-Dade City,said during a House Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee meeting. “We just can’t flip a switch. We’re not going to, you know, what is it? We’re not going to go to the speed of plaid, right?”

Faster than light speed, ships in the 1987 Mel Brooks spoof “Spaceballs” could use a hyperdrive called “ludicrous speed” that created a plaid pattern for people in its wake.

Otherwise, lawmakers appeared to continue to offer support as they held a panel discussion on the future of the space industry. Industry officials focused on six areas of need.

The areas included upgrades to wastewater treatment facilities, improved electrical infrastructure, wharf expansion at Port Canaveral to relieve growing congestion among the space and cruise-ship industries, added fuel distribution, wetland mitigation and widening roads that connect manufacturing plants and launch pads.

Megan Green, director of government relations for Blue Origin, said lawmakers need to focus on long-range growth as they consider infrastructure of roads, ports and wastewater access.

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“When we test our rocket, we use an insane amount of water, numbers my brain can’t even comprehend,” Green said. “So, having a wastewater system, and a water deluge system, supports us but supports any industry up and down the entire cape.

“We’re not single users, we’re part of a very large community, and that community is only going to grow from here.”

Space Florida President and CEO Robert Long pointed to building a new transportation supply chain with Florida the hub.

“It truly is just moving things, people, cargo, from point A to point B,” Long said. “Point A starts here on Earth. Point B is in space right now.

“But it’s also going to be moving things around space. It’s going to the Moon. It’s going to Mars. It’s going beyond. And at some point it’s going to be going back through space and return. So, there’s going to be that entire logistics chain of moving things around.”