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COMSTAC STOWG

COMSTAC STOWG. Commercial Aerospaceports Licensing and Development. Objective. Introduce subject to STOWG as key topic Regular follow up Receive feedback Develop as required Determine key subject dimensions Record initial group observations, findings and recommendations Background

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COMSTAC STOWG

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  1. COMSTACSTOWG CommercialAerospaceports Licensing and Development

  2. Objective • Introduce subject to STOWG as key topic • Regular follow up • Receive feedback • Develop as required • Determine key subject dimensions • Record initial group observations, findings and recommendations • Background • RS&H Cecil Field, Florida Licensing Project • IFG Dade-Collier, Florida Feasibility Study COMSTAC STOWG

  3. Agenda • Suggested development discussion: • Licensing • Economics-Business Case • Stakeholders, Cost-Benefit • Investments - Financing • Private Users: Blue Origin, Virgin Galactic, Xcor • Public Space Transportation Infrastructure Matching (STIM) Grants • Education/Public/Media/PR • Strategies COMSTAC STOWG

  4. Licensing(Regulations, Technologies) • 14 CFRPart 420 • Notice of Proposed Rule Making – Feb 2011 • Revises SeparationDistanceApproaches • Aerospaceports vs TraditionalRangeLaunchSites • CommonRLVPropellants vs Traditional • Point to Point, CONUS vs OCONUS COMSTAC STOWG

  5. Observation #1 • COMSTAC observes that the Notice of Proposed Rule Making related to 14 CFR Part 420 on February 16, 2011 includes positive changes to Part 420 based on experience gained during the licensing of a number of spaceports. COMSTAC STOWG

  6. Finding #1 • COMSTAC finds that 14 CFR Part 420 is a better fit for traditional launch sites than aerospace ports. In addition, the rules are a better fit for traditional launch vehicles than the type that typically operate from an aerospace port. • <Proposed Recommendation?> COMSTAC STOWG

  7. Recommendation #1 • COMSTAC recommends that 14 CFR Part 420 Appendix E be updated to include: • Explosive Equivalents for Hybrid Launch Vehicles • Intraline Distances for common energetic liquids COMSTAC STOWG

  8. Economics- Business Case • Economicsdrive feasibility: • PublicFundingrequiresclarity : • Economic and Employmentimpacts (Direct-Indirect) • Environmental and legal contexts • PrivateFundingrequiresclarity: • Seeksguidancefrom FAA-AST documentation • Business trends: • PublicFunding 75% and decreasing • Privatefunding 25% and increasing • Costs-RisksDecreasing • BenefitsIncreasing COMSTAC STOWG

  9. Finding #2 • COMSTAC finds that the following FAA-AST publications should integrate references to the economic and environmental impact of commercial spaceports : • AST US Commercial Space Transportation Development and Concepts, Vehicles, Technologies and Spaceports could: • Add section to its existing Regulatory and Legislative Developments section • FAA Aerospace Forecast and AST Support Services for Commercial Space Transportation • Add aerospace port sections COMSTAC STOWG

  10. PublicFunding STIM Grants • SpaceTransportationInfrastructureMatching (STIM) Grantscover 50% of total projectcost. • In FY 2010 $500,000 wasawardedto 4 recipients • In FY 2011 anadditional $500,000 wasawardedto 3 recipients • Virginia CommercialSpaceflightAuthority • East Kern AirportDistric • New MexicoSpaceportAuthority. COMSTAC STOWG

  11. Observation #2 • COMSTAC Observes that the awarding of STIM grants over the past two years has greatly assisted spaceports in their ability to improve their infrastructure needs. COMSTAC STOWG

  12. Education, Media, PR • General spaceports perception • NASA/USAF centric Vertical Launch • Educate about Private Launch; Vertical and Horizontal • Investors rely on and require FAA generated PR/Media/Education Campaigns • Main support deterrent are “unknowns” and lack of support from: • Local communities • Environmental groups • Risk-Insurance-Liability providers COMSTAC STOWG

  13. Observation #3 • Aero spaceports investors, insurance, legal and community decision making groups review and value FAA-AST guidance regarding the economic, social, risks and environmental impacts of spaceport licensing from publications such as: • FAA Aerospace Forecast • FAA Support Services for Commercial Space Transportation • US Commercial Space Transportation Development and Concepts: Vehicles, Technologies and Spaceports COMSTAC STOWG

  14. Strategies • Open for discussion and input from COMSTAC STOWG COMSTAC STOWG

  15. Contacts • Brian Gulliver, PE • RS&H • SpaceportPlanning / MechanicalEngineer • brian.gulliver@rsandh.com • (386) 216-6676 • Oscar S. García • IFG • Chairman • oscargarcia@interflightglobal.com • (305) 904-5183 COMSTAC STOWG

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