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COMMERCIAL USE OF THE CAPE CANAVERAL SPACEPORT. AFCEA SunComm2011 Introduction - Mark Bontrager VP, Spaceport Operations Space Florida. SPACE FLORIDA OVERVIEW. Patrick McCarthy Director, Spaceport Operations. AGENDA. Space Florida - Who We Are Vision 2020 Assets Strategic Investments
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COMMERCIAL USEOF THECAPE CANAVERAL SPACEPORT AFCEA SunComm2011 Introduction -Mark BontragerVP, Spaceport Operations Space Florida
SPACE FLORIDA OVERVIEW Patrick McCarthyDirector, Spaceport Operations
AGENDA • Space Florida - Who We Are • Vision 2020 • Assets • Strategic Investments • Strategic Initiatives • Introduction of Today’s Panelists
SPACE FLORIDA…WHO WE ARE • Florida’s aerospace economic development agency empowered to leverage Florida’s workforce, infrastructure, and financial assets • Goal: Grow the space industry three-fold by 2020. • How? • Strategic partnerships • Targeted infrastructure development • Workforce training and placement • Attractive financial incentives for new and expanding businesses • Innovative STEM tools to inspire students
SPACE FLORIDA ASSETS SLC-36 - liquid propellant LVs • SLC-46 - solid propellant LVs • Minotaur • Athena • Taurus Camp Blanding SRM storage facility RLV Hangar
STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS ULA - SLC-41 $400M financing 2000 ULA - SLC-37 HIF$24M financing 2000 Re-purposing KSC& 45 SW facilitiesfor alternate use 2011-2012 SpaceX - $7M 2011
STRATEGIC INITIATIVES US States’ Space Workshop Center for Advancementof Science in Space - CASIS Advanced Aerospace Platform Applications Center SmallSat Cluster
IN THE PIPELINE: CURRENT STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS(4,839 Jobs Projected by 2014)
TODAY’S PANEL • Scott Henderson - Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) • Joyce Riquelme - KSC Center Planning & Development Office • Masten Space Systems – Sean Mahoney • Q&A / Break • Jerry Close - ATK Launch Systems • Chuck Hardison - Boeing • Carol Scott - NASA Commercial Crew Development Office • Q&A / Summary