Thu, Dec 04, 2008
Commercial Launch, Payload Providers Encouraged To Complete
Survey
As build out preparations begin for Launch Complex 36 at Cape
Canaveral Air Force Station, commercial launch and payload
providers interested in launching from Florida are being asked to
complete a quick survey on Space Florida's web site.
The information gathered from potential customers will be used
to develop the build out plan for the launch complex, which is
expected to be ready for operation by fall 2010.
In 2008, the Air Force stated their intent to license the
complex to Space Florida for build out as a commercial pad. Launch
Complex 36 will be able to accommodate a variety of vehicle sizes
and may support commercial, civil and/or military launches.
"As we develop Launch Complex 36, we want to ensure we're
considering the unique needs of potential customers," said Mark
Bontrager, Space Florida's Vice President of Spaceport Operations.
"This pad will be customized to suit launch and payload providers
to ensure they are able to achieve their goals as quickly and
cost-effectively as possible."
Questions included in the online survey include:
- Anticipated date of launch vehicle readiness and launch
frequency
- Questions to gauge familiarity with Range Safety
requirements
- Estimated target payload mass and vehicle liftoff weight, as
well as vehicle dimensions
- Propellant logistics
- Onsite testing and vehicle integration requirements
The questionnaire should take less than five minutes to
complete, and may be completed anonymously. Potential customers are
asked to fill out the survey no later than December 16, 2008.
Space Florida was created to strengthen Florida's position as a
global leader in aerospace research, investment, exploration and
commerce.
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