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