Location
Holiday Inn, Manatee Room C
Start Date
30-4-1997 1:00 PM
Description
The reality of increased access to space for the commercial launch industry is that existing sites must foster an environment which is capable of compromise, responsive to the customers needs, and allows the customer to maximize their launch capabilities.
In recent years the space industry has seen a dramatic shift in the launch customer. Prior to 1995 the majority of space launches were funded through the government with some commercial customers, since then this trend has reversed and the primary launch customer has become the commercial launch programs. All indications and future projections demonstrate that this trend will continue and will most likely accelerate. This activity has made the commercial space launch industry a highly competitive multi-billion dollar industry. Much has been done, and written concerning launch vehicle design, production, and processing and the steps that have been taken to reduce the launch customers costs and increase their commercial market share. However, very little has been documented as to the process renovations which the launch sites are going to have to undergo due to competition between the various foreign and domestic launch sites which are just beginning to develop. With new spaceports springing up all across North America(e.g. California, Florida, Virginia and Alaska) and overseas( e.g. Russia, Canada, China, Ukraine) all of which are looking to capitalize on this new and growing market, the efficient processing of requirements, the use of new and evolving technologies, responsive customer interface and reduction of launch support costs have become pressing issues.
Paper Session II-C - Commercial Partnering at CCAS: A Proactive Approach to the Commercial Launch Market
Holiday Inn, Manatee Room C
The reality of increased access to space for the commercial launch industry is that existing sites must foster an environment which is capable of compromise, responsive to the customers needs, and allows the customer to maximize their launch capabilities.
In recent years the space industry has seen a dramatic shift in the launch customer. Prior to 1995 the majority of space launches were funded through the government with some commercial customers, since then this trend has reversed and the primary launch customer has become the commercial launch programs. All indications and future projections demonstrate that this trend will continue and will most likely accelerate. This activity has made the commercial space launch industry a highly competitive multi-billion dollar industry. Much has been done, and written concerning launch vehicle design, production, and processing and the steps that have been taken to reduce the launch customers costs and increase their commercial market share. However, very little has been documented as to the process renovations which the launch sites are going to have to undergo due to competition between the various foreign and domestic launch sites which are just beginning to develop. With new spaceports springing up all across North America(e.g. California, Florida, Virginia and Alaska) and overseas( e.g. Russia, Canada, China, Ukraine) all of which are looking to capitalize on this new and growing market, the efficient processing of requirements, the use of new and evolving technologies, responsive customer interface and reduction of launch support costs have become pressing issues.
