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2018 GAA Annual Conference & Expo | Jekyll Island, Ga
Back to the Beach: For a Low Country Luau
Session Five: Spaceports: From Georgia and
Beyond….
Spaceports: Airports as Launch Complexes
GEORGIA AIRPORTS ASSOCIATION
OCTOBER 25, 2018
KEN IBOLD
SPACEPORT LICENSING SPECIALIST
SENIOR AVIATION CONSULTANT
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away …
SpaceportsA long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away …
The Mos Eisley Spaceport – ‘A wretched hive of scum and villany’
Only yesterday …
The Space Shuttle – ‘The Shuttle is to space flight what
Lindbergh was to commercial aviation’
SpaceportsOnly yesterday …
Vehicle Paradigm Shift» Reduce costs
» Reusable vehicles
» Reduce costs
» Capture or create new launch business
» Reduce costs?
» Amortize costsmore broadly
Spaceport Paradigm Shift» Reduce costs
» Minimize dedicated infrastructure
» Use existing infrastructure and operational capability
Suitable Launch Vehicles
Rocket Crafters
SideriusRocketplane XP
XCOR Lynx
Suitable Launch Vehicles
Rocket Crafters
Siderius
Rocketplane XP
XCOR Lynx
Suitable Launch Vehicles
Stratolaunch
System
GO Launcher
Virgin Galactic
SpaceShipTwo
Orbital ATK
Suitable Launch Vehicles
Stratolaunch System: Approx 175-foot MLG width
Suitable Launch Vehicles
Airbus
Spaceplane
Skylon
Unsuitable Launch Vehicles
Unsuitable Launch Vehicles
Spaceports: License Elements» Location
» Flight corridor
» Airspace
» Local support
» Safetydistances
» Flightcorridor
» Riskanalysis
» NEPA– EA/EIS
– Sonicboom
Spaceports: License Elements
» Safety distances
» Think1,250feet
» Storageof fuelandoxidizer
» OLA
Spaceports: License Elements
» Develop flightcorridor
» Performriskanalysis
Spaceports: License Elements
» Airspace is a turf battle
» ExpectTFRs
» The SUAdilemma
» No real-time trafficseparationyet
Spaceports: License Elements
» Developflightcorridor
» Performriskanalysis
Spaceports: License Elements
»Developflightcorridor
»Performriskanalysis
Spaceports: License Elements
»NEPA: EIS or EA–FAA / Agency coordination
–Low number of operations
–Aircraft-likeoperations
–Rocket ignitionat altitude
–Sonic boom
Spaceports: License Elements
»Sonic boom
Spaceports: License Elements
» Model sonic boom
Spaceports: License Elements
»Demonstrate extent of boom
»No ‘acceptable’ level
»Where can it be heard?
Spaceports: License Elements
Spaceports: The Next GenerationFor more information:
» Part 400
» Part 417
» Part 420
» Part 433
» But that’s
only part of
the story
Spaceports: The Next Generation» ALP
» Part 139
» AEP