1. Kennedy Space Center
Connecting Mid-Atlantic Space Grants with Spaceport and Range Technology and Science Thrust Areas
Michael Freeman, PhD

2. Kennedy Space Center Future Today Mission Space Launch Operations
Spaceport and Range Technologies
Center of Excellence
Launch & Payload Processing Systems
Guiding Principles
Safety & Health First
Build Reliance & Teamwork Everywhere
Satisfy Our Customers Needs Anytime, Anywhere
Environmental Leadership
Mission, Center of Excellence, Guiding Principles
Our Mission and Center of Excellence are assigned by NASA’s Strategic Planning Process and are an excellent fit for KSC and NASA.
As part of our Implementation Planning we have developed Guiding Principles to add emphasis to four very critical areas; of which, “Safety and Health First” is the top priority.
Additional aspects of our Implementation Planning are available in our Year 2000 edition of the KSC Implementation Plan and its enclosed roadmap. All of these planning aspects have been incorporated throughout the organization including each individual employees performance plan via our Goal Performance Evaluation System (GPES).
KSC completed a center-wide reorganization, KSC 2000, in May 2000 which brought the entire center in line with our Implementation Plan, Roadmap, and Vision. The Vision will be discussed on the next chart.
Today

3. Kennedy Space Center Spaceport and Range Technology
and Science Thrust Areas
Fluid System
Spaceport Structures
Process and Human Factors
Technologies
and materials
Engineering Technologies
Command, Control
Range
Biological
and Monitoring Technologies
Technologies
Sciences

4. 2005 KSC Sabbatical Program AO
Commence in May or August 2005 and end in May 2006 or
Commence in May or August 2005 or January 2006 and run one semester
U.S. citizens from U.S. universities
Proposal deadline – 31 January 2005

5. Technical Areas of Interest
Self-Healing Wire Insulation
Sensor Technology Development
Bioregenerative Life Support
Coupling Reverse Water Gas Shift (RWGS) to Regolith Oxygen Extraction
Upper Stage Liquid Propellant Stratification Modeling
Alternate Refractory Materials for Flame Deflectors

6. Spaceport of the future
This is a visionary look at Florida’s spaceport in 50 years when we expect space travel to low Earth orbit as well as sub orbital travel to domestic destinations around the world to be more routine. Today it costs ~ $10,000 per pound to go to space. Our goal is to reduce this cost to ~$100 per pound.
We’ve taken our first steps in collaborating with the Air Force NASA and the Air Force. This is a major first for two Federal agencies and will save an estimated savings of $500 million over the next 10 years (since 1999 we have saved $37M).  
KSC also has a role in the future of space flight and has strengthened its capability as a Space Technology Center and has built on its relationship with Marshall Space Flight Center in leading the Operations area of the Space Launch Initiative (SLI). Along the right side you see proposed next generation launch vehicles that will take the first steps towards the cost reductions.
We’ve also envision many spaceports around the globe just as we have many international airports today. 11
RLV Concepts

7. The United States
The Earth
The Solar System
And the Universe
Advanced Spaceport and Range Technologies will benefit current and future spaceports on the Earth, moon, Mars, and beyond
KSC’s goal is to be the Spaceport Technology Center for the future.
Our development capability must grow and grow
Strong sense that workforce agrees on expanding spaceport
KSC provides complementary advanced technologies to benefit current and future spaceports on the Earth, Moon, Mars, and beyond.
December 16, 1998