Mon, Aug 23, 2010
Kennedy Space Center To Serve As Flight Test Facility
NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida will support the new
Center of Excellence for Commercial Space Transportation (COE), a
university-led consortium sponsored and announced Wednesday by the
FAA. The new center will perform research and development to help
build a safe and strong U.S. commercial space industry.
The nationwide team selected by the FAA and based at New Mexico
State University will lead other core university members to
establish and operate the new Center of Excellence (COE). Those
universities include the Florida Institute of Technology in
Melbourne and the Florida Center for Advanced Aero-Propulsion
(FCAAP) in Tallahassee, which is a consortium of other Florida
universities. Kennedy provided support for the COE during the
development of proposals submitted to the FAA, along with a number
of other industry and government affiliates.
"Kennedy Space Center is pleased to participate in the FAA's new
Center of Excellence and to support this winning team," said
Kennedy Center Director Bob Cabana. "We look forward to active
involvement in these research and development initiatives. This
collaborative effort initiated by the FAA aligns perfectly with
NASA's evolving relationship and support for a vital U.S.
commercial space industry and with our vision of a 21st Century
Space Launch Complex."
Kennedy is prepared to serve as a flight test center for COE
research efforts as they evolve through cooperative agreements
among the partner institutions. The COE's research and development
will be targeted on focus areas defined by the FAA.
"The FAA's new Center of Excellence will help build the nation's
future space transportation capabilities," said Jim Ball, Kennedy's
program manager for Strategic Partnerships.
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