Tue, Feb 17, 2009
FAA OKs Joining SLC-36, SLC-46 Under Common Approval
Space Florida's efforts to secure licenses for two launch sites
has been significantly streamlined by quick approval by the FAA's
Office of Commercial Space Transportation of Space Florida's
request to consolidate FAA Launch Site Operator license
applications.
Space Florida President Steve Kohler made the request January 27
to consolidate licenses for Space Launch Complex-46 (SLC-46) as
well Space Launch Complex-36 (SLC-36) at Cape Canaveral Air Force
Station (CCAFS) as part of the proposed Commercial Launch Zone
(CLZ). The FAA approved the request last week.
"This is another positive step in rapidly securing commercial
launch readiness for our customers seeking launch capability at the
commercial Cape Spaceport," Kohler said. "Space Florida's
aggressive pursuit to consolidate launch related approvals and
processes speeds time to market for our customers, is cost
efficient in terms of reducing duplicative efforts and facilitates
future FAA licensing. Since the CLZ strategy includes multiple
launch sites, serving multiple vehicles, and a broad array of
launch-related industries from architectural and engineering,
manufacturing, assembly, and payload, the ability to secure and
retain high-wage, high-technology jobs in Florida is
strengthened."
The CLZ concept is an innovative strategy intended to attract a
multitude of commercial space launch interests and users to a
multidimensional launch zone capable of accommodating a broad
spectrum of launch activities and user requirements.
The CLZ will offer commercial customers multiuse launch pads,
shared range infrastructure and instrumentation, facilities,
technical expertise, financial incentives and numerous other
benefits. Critical to Space Florida's launch and launch site
safety, operational readiness and marketability is the FAA Launch
Site Operator License.
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