ASTWG Kick-Off Meeting

May 15, 2001

Kennedy Space Center

The Advanced Spaceport Technology Working Group (ASTWG) Kick-Off Meeting was held on May 15, 2001 at the Kennedy Space Center and attended by over 120 representatives of the following organizations:

ACTA, Inc. Brevard Community College California Space Authority Coleman Aerospace Command and Control Technologies Corp. Department of Energy – Idaho Operations Dynacs Engineering Corp. Dynamac International Corp. Federal Aviation Administration Florida Institute of Technology Florida Space Industry Committee Florida Space Research Institute GEM Technology General Kinematics Corp. George Mason University Idaho Department of Commerce Indyne, Inc. Lockheed Martin Merritt Systems, Inc. Moog, Inc. NASA Headquarters NASA Johnson Space Center NASA Kennedy Space Center NASA Marshall Space Flight Center National Coalition of Spaceport States

National Council of Space Grant Directors New Mexico Office of Space Commercialization NTS Development Corp. Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority PHPK Technologies, Inc. Pioneer Rocketplane Praxair, Inc. Research Triangle Institute Scitor Corp. South Texas Spaceport Consortium Space Explorers, Inc. Spaceport Florida Authority Sverdrup Technology, Inc. Texas Aerospace Commission The Aerospace Corporation The Boeing Company U.S. Air Force/45^th Space Wing United Space Alliance Universal Technology Corp. of Colorado University of Central Florida Utah Spaceport Authority Veridian Information Solutions Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority Webster Consulting

Invitation Letter (MS Word, 25 KB)

Agenda (MS Word, 156 KB)

Presentations (MS PowerPoint files):

Topic: Opening Remarks (ASTWG charts) (311 KB) Spaceport & Range Technology Development Initiative (571 KB) Developing a Common Spaceport Strategy (no charts) 2nd & 3rd Generation RLV Update (26,648 KB) ASTWG Draft Charter (see ASTWG charts) Spaceport Development Overview (see ASTWG charts) Environmental Issues (5,613 KB) Master Planning Process (10,617 KB) KSC Spaceport Engineering & Technology Overview (9,181 KB) Advanced Technology Development Center (7,850 KB) Advanced Range Technology Overview (1,253 KB) National Coalition of Spaceport States (53 KB) Economic Outlook (no charts) Role of Academia (charts not available) Spaceport Florida Authority (133KB) California Space Authority (167 KB) Licensing of Commercial Spaceports (107 KB) Spaceports Today, 2020, and 2050 (charts not available) Closing Remarks (see ASTWG charts)

Presenter(s): Phil Weber Al Sofge Roy Bridges Steve Cook Randy Eastman Phil Weber Mario Busacca Robin Sutherland Ken Payne/Dave Bartine Greg Clements Rich Nelson Tim Huddleston Eric Shaw John Wefel Keith Witt Larry Gooch Stewart Jackson John Sheahan Randy Eastman/Phil Weber

List of Attendees (MS Excel, 24 KB)

Comments received after Kick-Off (MS Word, 44 KB)

Feedback Report (MS Powepoint, 85 KB)

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