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Future Interagency Range and Spaceport Technologies (FIRST) Formulation Products: 1. Transformational Spaceport and Range Concept of Operations. 2. F.I.R.S.T. Business Case AnalysisThe Baseline Report captures range and spaceport capabilities at five sites: KSC, CCAFS, VAFB, Wallops, and Kodiak. The Baseline depicts a future state that relies on existing technology, planned upgrades, and straight-line recapitalization at these sites projected through 2030. The report presents an inventory of current spaceport and range capabilities at these five sites. The baseline is the first part of analyzing a business case for a set of capabilities designed to transform U.S. ground and space launch operations toward a single, integrated national "system" of space transportation systems. The second part of the business case compares current capabilities with technologies needed to support the integrated national "system". The final part, a return on investment analysis, identifies the technologies that best lead to the integrated national system and reduce recurring costs..Numerous data sources were used to define and describe the baseline spaceport and range by identifying major systems and elements and describing capabilities, limitations, and capabilities
Document ID
20110016155
Acquisition Source
Kennedy Space Center
Document Type
Other
Date Acquired
August 25, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2005
Subject Category
Ground Support Systems And Facilities (Space)
Report/Patent Number
KSC-2005-151
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNK04EA23B
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.

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