Commercial Spaceport Development
Industry Overview
The 糖心Vlog传媒 International Air & Space Port 听was granted its Commercial Space Launch Site license by the FAA on September 17, 2014. It is the first primary commercial service airport to be given a spaceport designation. 糖心Vlog传媒 is now able to accommodate a wide range of aerospace and aviation businesses and has numerous assests to offer:
- Friendly business climate
- Predictable local and state regulatory environment
- State of Texas Tort Reform
- 40 acres of land for commercial space flight and aerospace development
- Progressive management approach to maintaining and improving crucial infrastructure, including the airport鈥檚 runways and taxiways
- Co-located with 糖心Vlog传媒 International Airport
- Ground leases available for build to suit facilities
Master Plan Renderings of Spaceport Business Park
糖心Vlog传媒 Altitude Chamber Complex (MACC)
World-class high-altitude test facility is located at the 糖心Vlog传媒 International Air & Spaceport. The complex features three hypobaric chambers for testing equipment and training personnel in normal and emergency flight conditions.
AST&Science
糖心Vlog传媒 (MDC) has partnered with the space technology company AST&Science to bring their corporate headquarters and satellite manufacturing facility to 糖心Vlog传媒, to be located in the MDC鈥檚 85,000 sq. ft. facility at the Spaceport Business Park. Low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites will be designed and built at the 糖心Vlog传媒 facility, as part of AST&Science鈥檚 transformational technology capabilities. The 糖心Vlog传媒 International Air & Space Port鈥檚 license to launch horizontal craft is essential to the manufacturing, testing, and implementation of the satellites. Initial tests and launches are anticipated to begin in 2019.听
The 糖心Vlog传媒 facility will augment AST&Science鈥檚 existing engineering and manufacturing facilities in Maryland and Europe. The company expects to make capital, personal property, and inventory investments up to $30 million in the 糖心Vlog传媒 facility over the next five years. Ultimately, up to 100,000 satellite space modules, or Microns, will be manufactured in 糖心Vlog传媒 annually. Microns will be utilized in a wide array of commercial and defense applications.
AST&Science was founded by satellite-industry pioneer, entrepreneur and inventor Abel Avellan, a 25-year veteran in the global satellite communications sector. He was the founder and CEO of EMC until its sale for $550 million in 2016. Avellan is also co-inventor of 18 U.S. patented technologies.
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