The Future of Commercial Space In Georgia 19 Oct 2017 AEROSPACE – KEY INDUSTRY FOR GEORGIA CENTER OF INNOVATION FOR AEROSPACE

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Create More Georgia Aerospace Jobs! WHAT IS AEROSPACE?

Aerospace Product Economic Life Cycle R&D Testing Mfg Training Operations Maintenance Georgia uses “Aerospace” as inclusive term covering the lifecycle of activities for vehicles that fly in the air or in space. SPACE Vector Aerospace Test • Georgia has a growing space sector, and is home to the following companies: Launch at the Proposed Spaceport Camden • Honeywell Facility (August 3, 2017) • IntelSat

• Lockheed Martin Space Systems

• SpaceWorks Enterprises

• Generation Orbit Launch Services • Blink Astro • Terminal Velocity Aerospace • ViaSat (one of Georgia’s top 20 aerospace employers)

• Tyvak

• And a number of additional companies support space projects as part of their portfolio

• Georgia Tech has a robust space research portfolio

• UGA and KSU both also have small satellite programs WE HAVE A GREAT FOUNDATION TO BUILD COMMERCIAL SPACE IN GEORGIA

• We have over 800 aerospace companies that add $64B to the economy

• 99,000 direct aerospace jobs

• Aircraft and aircraft parts are the #1 export by $ in Georgia and have been for 10 years

• Georgia is number 3 in aviation MRO, a skill base that transfers to commercial space operations

• PriceWaterhouseCoopers named Georgia #1 in aerospace manufacturing attractiveness IMPACT OF GEORGIA SPACE

• According to NASA (https://prod.nais.nasa.gov), organizations in Georgia have received a total of $119.5M in NASA obligations in the 5 year period from FY13 to FY17

• That’s an average of $23M per year, awarded across an average of 76 organizations SAMPLE OF GEORGIA COMPANIES SUPPORTING NASA

Georgia Colleges and SBIR/Research Work Supplier/Support Work Universities • Area-I • 3D CAD • Albany State University • Global Technology • Airgas • Atlanta Metropolitan College Connection, Inc. • AvGroup • Clark Atlanta University, Inc • Gridquant Technologies, LLC • Avnet • Emory University • Infinite Services & Solutions, • Bruel & Kjaer North America • Education, Georgia Inc. • FellFab Department of • Lightsey Space Research • Gridquant Technologies • Georgia College & State • Ngimat Co. • Helden Aerospace University • Spaceworks Enterprises Inc Corporation • Georgia Southern University • Terminal Velocity Aerospace, • Infinite Services & Solutions, Research And Service LLC Inc. Foundation, Inc. • Virtual Aerosurface • LDRA • Georgia State University Technologies, Inc. • Lightsey Space Research Research Foundation, Inc. • Zono Services LLC • Micron • Georgia Tech Research Corporation • Saft Batteries • Terminal Velocity • Georgia Technology Professional Education • University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc WE HAVE THE BRAINS TO POWER THE NEXT PHASE OF SPACE EXPLORATION • Georgia Tech has the #2 Aerospace Engineering program in U.S. and is the largest producer of aerospace engineers in the US

• Georgia Tech’s Center for Space Technology and Research (C-STAR) is an interdisciplinary research group focused on bringing together space-related research across campus

• 1 in 8 PhDs in aerospace engineering in the US was educated at Georgia Tech, and the institute has graduated 14 astronauts.

• GT had $14.7M in new NASA funding in FY17

• Georgia Tech, UGA, and KSU all have small sat programs

• Georgia Tech’s Prox-1 Nano satellite will fly aboard Space-X’s Falcon Heavy Rocket in December 2017

• UGA’s DAWGSat was selected for $200,000 in funding by NASA’s CubeSat launch initiative. They have also had $200,000 in small sat funding from the Air Force

• Middle GA State University manufactured parts for structure of the James Webb Telescope

• University of North Georgia has a Space Studies Certificate

• Agnes Scott, Georgia State, Georgia College, and Columbus State all have Astronomy Programs

• Kennesaw State University has an Aerospace engineering minor and a space-related student organization -- Students for the Exploration and Development of Space

• Columbus State has an Earth and Space Science Department GEORGIA IS AT THE CENTER OF THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. AEROSPACE CLUSTER GEORGIA IS READY FOR LAUNCH!

• Georgia has a strong existing aerospace economy and world-class education system

• Located at the center of the Southeast’s space cluster, Georgia provides strategic access for suppliers and manufacturers to major existing space facilities in the region

• Missile defense operations in Huntsville and Decatur, Alabama; Virginia’s Wallops Island launch facility; and Florida’s three space launch facilities.

• Through the Department of Economic Development and the Center of Innovation for Aerospace, the state of Georgia provides a number of resources for space companies looking to operate or grow in Georgia.

• The Georgia Space Working Group meets quarterly

• Camden Spaceport is in the final stages of EIS approvals, and is looking to become Georgia’s commercial space gateway.