Start Date

27-4-1989 4:00 PM

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In 1984, President Reagan issued Executive Order 12465, entitled "Commercial Expendable Launch Vehicle (ELV) Activities", "...encouraging and facilitating commercial ELV activities by the United States private sector." Soon after, Congress enacted the Commercial Space Launch Act of 1984, signifying the government's endorsement of a U.S. commercial ELV industry. This legislation, coupled with the President's 1988 National Space Policy, has created an arena which abounds with new opportunities.

Florida is poised to become a national and international leader in this emerging commercial space market. Already established as the nation's premier launch site, the State of Florida undertook studies to investigate these exciting new possibilities. The Florida Governor's Commission on Space, working in conjunction with the Florida Department of Commerce, has prepared studies and reports exploring ways that the state might foster growth of its space-related industries.

As a portion of this continuing process, in July 1988, the Florida Department of Commerce awarded the "Spaceport Florida Feasibility Study" to United Engineers & Constructors Inc., Steams-Roger Division (UE&C), and its ten teammates.

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State Initiatives In Space

Session Chairman: Stephen L. Morgan, President, Synergistics Communications Company, Inc., Orlando, FL

Session Organizer: Bob Mellor, Lockheed Space Operations Co., KSC, FL

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Paper Session III-C - Spaceport Florida and Other State-Sponsored Space Development Initiatives in Florida

In 1984, President Reagan issued Executive Order 12465, entitled "Commercial Expendable Launch Vehicle (ELV) Activities", "...encouraging and facilitating commercial ELV activities by the United States private sector." Soon after, Congress enacted the Commercial Space Launch Act of 1984, signifying the government's endorsement of a U.S. commercial ELV industry. This legislation, coupled with the President's 1988 National Space Policy, has created an arena which abounds with new opportunities.

Florida is poised to become a national and international leader in this emerging commercial space market. Already established as the nation's premier launch site, the State of Florida undertook studies to investigate these exciting new possibilities. The Florida Governor's Commission on Space, working in conjunction with the Florida Department of Commerce, has prepared studies and reports exploring ways that the state might foster growth of its space-related industries.

As a portion of this continuing process, in July 1988, the Florida Department of Commerce awarded the "Spaceport Florida Feasibility Study" to United Engineers & Constructors Inc., Steams-Roger Division (UE&C), and its ten teammates.

 

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