2015 (43rd) A Showcase of Space, Aviation, The Space Congress® Proceedings Technology, Logistics, and Manufacturing Apr 28th, 8:00 AM Florida: The Place For Space NASA Follow this and additional works at: https://commons.erau.edu/space-congress-proceedings Scholarly Commons Citation NASA, "Florida: The Place For Space" (2015). The Space Congress® Proceedings. 4. https://commons.erau.edu/space-congress-proceedings/proceedings-2015-43rd/ proceedings-2015-43rd/4 This Event is brought to you for free and open access by the Conferences at Scholarly Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Space Congress® Proceedings by an authorized administrator of Scholarly Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Florida The Place For Space SPACE FLORIDA Focus on Aerospace / Space Industry Growth In Florida • An Independent Special District of the State • Authority for Florida’s Spaceport System - - Infrastructure, Development and Operation • Economic Development assist to Aviation and Aerospace Growth / International Trade FAA Licensed Spaceports in Florida Why is This Important? … … American Space Competitiveness American commercial launch market share has drastically declined over the past 30 years. The Space Industry is Transitioning! … … … Private Sector Role Increasing! • Global Space Industry Revenues from Commercial Sources, far exceed Government! • Even without Sequestration, Federal Budgets for Space will be severely constrained. • The Long-Standing Policy of Commercial Reliance in Government … … will Increase! Space Industry Competition Blue Origin • Kodiak Launch Sierra Nevada Corp Complex ATK ULA Orbital Sciences Colorado Spaceport Mid-Atlantic California • •Regional Spaceport Mojave Bigelow Aerospace ¨ Spaceport Wallops Flight • •¨ Oklahoma Spaceport Facility Vandenberg ¨ Edwards AFB ULA AFB Spaceport America • SpaceX Armadillo • Texas Spaceport ¨ Georgia Spaceport (Multiple Sites) White Sands • Cecil Field Spaceport Boeing SpaceX Stennis • Shiloh launch Complex Key Missile Range • Test Facility • Space •¨• Kennedy Space Center ¨ U.S. Federal Launch/Landing Site Houston Center Cape Canaveral • Non-Federal FAA-Licensed Launch Site • SpaceX Ellington Michoud Air Force Station • Pursuing FAA-Licensed Launch Site Brownsville Blue Origin Titusville Industry Locations • Assembly Launch Facility Spaceport Horizontal Launch /Recovery Capability Facility Cape Canaveral Spaceport Other spaceports have been proposed by: Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, Puerto Rico, Texas (multiple locations), Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming, Commercial operators have multiple options outside of Florida. Florida Investments in CCS Infrastructure Spaceport Master Plan Objectives/Goals Advance Commercial Heavy Lift Support Commercial Crew and Cargo Expand Horizontal Expand Statewide Attract New Emerging Launch and Landing Space Capacity Space Systems What’s The Future?.