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Operations - Central Office

  • Manage the Spaceport Improvement Program (SIP)
  • Manage the 5-year Spaceport work program
  • Manage consultant and grant funding process
  • Coordinate the Spaceport Master Plan with Space Florida
  • Direct allocation of SIP funds to District 5 managed contracts
  • Monitor commercial, government, and DoD aerospace trends
  • Produce the Biannual Spaceport Improvement Program Handbook

 

Spaceport Improvement Program Funding (SIP)

  • Initial funding for Spaceports was $15M in 2012; FY26 funding is $90M
  • FDOT Spaceport Office is 100% state-funded, with a portion from Public Transportation Funding (DPTO) and the remainder from Strategic Intermodal System (SIS) funds.
  • Since 2012, Spaceports (20%) and commercial launch partner (80%) investments exceed $2.34B
  • Capital project funding has 4 major categories:
    • Vertical Launch & Landing
    • Horizontal Launch & Landing
    • Processing and Range Improvements
    • Common Use Infrastructure

Projects funded in whole or part by FDOT Spaceport Funding

  • Launch & Landing Facility (LLF) Surface Revitalization
  • LLF Runway Marking and Lighting Improvement
  • LLF Spaceport East Area Commercial Development
  • LLF Light Rocket Test & Refurbishment Facility
  • Spaceport Commodities Pipelines Extension
  • Lunar Processing Facility
  • Roberts Road Corridor Development
  • Electrical Substation Construction
  • Hi-Power Transmission Lines
  • Launch & Landing Facility Light Rocket Test and Refurbishment Facility
  • Cecil Space Coast Spaceport Access Roadway
  • Cecil Spaceport Infrastructure Improvements
  • LC-39 Next-Gen Space Vehicle Launch Site Infrastructure
  • Satellite Manufacturing & Processing Facility
  • ICBM road Power Infrastructure Improvements

 

Operations - District 5 Office

  • Manage all Spaceport projects, including those at Cecil Spaceport in District 2
  • Prepare contracts with Space Florida
  • Manage grant funding for approved contracts
  • Conduct on-site contract progress monitoring visits for funded projects
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