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Space Florida
NASA
Presentation on Shiloh Commercial Launch Site Project
Volusia County Council4April13
Positioning Florida’s Space Industry Future
Advance Commercial Heavy Lift
Support Commercial Crew
Attract New Emerging Space Systems
Convert Shuttle Landing Facility to Commercial
Expand Statewide Space Capacity
Total # Aerospace-Related Companies11,638
Total # of Aerospace Industry Employees132,140
Total Aerospace Industries Sales/Revenues $17,722,439,967
*From: 2013 Economic Impact of Aerospace in Florida by FSU Center for Economic Forecasting and Analysis
*Economic Impact of Aerospace in Florida
Wh
y is This Important?American Space Com
petitiveness
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Since the U.S. government policy is to launch government satellites on rockets made in the U.S. (or in some cases assembled), the only true measure of American space launch competitiveness is commercial launch market share,
which has drastically declined over the past 30 years.
Emergence of SpaceX in commercial marketplace
Developing Florida Commercial Spaceports
• Board of Directors resolution authorizing Space Florida to pursue acquisition of select properties at KSC (12 September 2012)
• Lieutenant Governor Carroll 9/20 letter requesting cooperation to acquire KSC property (20 September 2012)
• Formal RFI response submitted to NASA for Shuttle Landing Facility (25 September 2012)
• Unsolicited proposal submitted NASA and U.S. DOT formally requesting transfer of certain KSC land and improvements no longer needed for NASA mission requirements (25 September 2012)
• NASA initial rejection letter 30Nov12. Further negotiations ongoing.
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FDOT / SPACE FLORIDA PROJECTS (FY12)
SLC-40 SPACECRAFT ENCAPSULATION & BOOSTER INTEGRATION FACILITY
COMMERCIAL SPACECRAFT / CARGO PROCESSING FACILITY
SLC-46 LAUNCH COMPLEX INFRASTRUCTURE
$15M FDOT INVESTMENT -- $300M+ OTHER INVESTMENT
Vertical Commercial Launch Capability
Alternate land area owned by StateOffers greater separation from I-95
Shiloh
• Former citrus community located at Volusia-Brevard county line, part of KSC
• Previously considered for commercial launch site
• Most remote area of Center • No identified requirement
SPACE FLORIDA BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL
UCF
SPACE TRIANGLE
FIT
ERAU
• 3 Universities with strong aerospace programs
• A region of robust manufacturing capabilities
• Enduring environmental stewardship
Commercial Vertical Launch Initiative
COMMERCIALIZE SHUTTLE LANDING FACILITY
• Previously Funded Entirely by Shuttle Program … No Future Requirement.
• NASA pursuing SLF Divestiture
Strategy … Decision Memo defines divestiture by targeted date of Oct.1, 2013 (transfer of ownership, demolition or abandonment)
• Opportunity for NASA to Secure Future Preferred Services “By the Drink”
Commercial Horizontal Launch Initiative
Commercial Launch Initiative Preliminary Schedule