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SunComm 2011
Joyce RiquelmeManagerCenter Planning and DevelopmentKennedy Space Center
Enabling Commercial Space at Kennedy Space Center
KSC - A NATIONAL ASSET EST. 1961
Representing 70% of NASA’s land holdings and 20% of NASA’s facility assets
NOW TRANSITIONING FOR THE FUTURE:
Heavy-lift Launchand NASA’sExplorationProgram
Commercial Cargo and Crew, and utilization of the International SpaceStation
Modernizing & “right sizing” ofKSC infrastructure, re-purposing of former Space Shuttle facilities
ENABLING ACCESS TO SPACE
MULTI-USER LAUNCH COMPLEX
Horizontal Launch & Landing
Clean Floor Processing
Multi-Use Integration
Heavy Class Launch Capability
Small Vehicle Launch Capability
Flexible Launch Capability
21ST CENTURY GROUND SYSTEMS PROGRAM
COMMERCIAL SPACE
Commercial Space Launch/Service Providers Entrepreneurial space activities Commercial crew and cargo services for NASA Suborbital spaceflight for STEM, research, and tourism Access to International Space Station and other platforms
Blue Origin SpaceX Boeing Sierra Nevada
PARTNERSHIPS
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Center Planning and Development Office
Formed in 2008 and reorganized in 2010
KSC’s “Front Door” to engage new business focusing on: Master plan for KSC infrastructure, land use, and real estate strategies
Commercial space transportation and services
Retention of highly skilled aerospace workers and facility assets
Kennedy Space Center Center Planning and Development
KSC’S NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY
• Published January 24, 2011
• Identified all major KSC facilities anticipated to become idle or under used
• Wide coverage in key trade press such as Space News, Av Week, Space Ref
• Received 30 responses from both industry and government
• 17 responses fit definition for priority consideration
• Evaluation of “best fit” for available assets is on-going
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REPURPOSING SPACE SHUTTLE FACILITIES
EXPLORATION PARK – INNOVATION CLUSTER FOR SPACE TECHNOLOGIES
Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS)
Master Plan Update for Commercial
Restricted, Controlled, and Public Access areas
redefined
Commercial Operating Zones
Dedicated and Shared Facilities
THE FUTURE
KSC will be the launch complex of the future, designed to serve the needs of
the world
KSC will support a variety of customers, government and commercial
KSC’s unique facilities and highly skilled workforce will support the space
community, making space less costly and more routine
NASA will continue to explore beyond low-Earth orbit, and that effort will
launch from KSC
