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VISION
SPACEPORT:
SPACEPORT
DEVELOPMENT
IN THE
NEW
MILLENNIUM
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NASA's
Kennedy Space Center is leading a major initiative to identify the
technologies that will enable revolutionary "spaceports" of the future.
The Vision Spaceport program partners NASA and industry to develop
the infrastructure to support the next generation of space planes.
The initiative will be one of the featured tracks in the first-ever
NASA Business Forum, focused on emerging commercial opportunities
in aerospace and aviation. The forum is part of the NASA-sponsored
Technology 2009 national technology transfer conference at the Fontainebleau
Hilton in Miami on November 1-3. (For
more information on the workshop, visit
www.techeast.net and click on "Attendee Information."))
Leading
up to this event, NASA Tech Briefs presents a special two-part
article describing the major areas in which NASA is looking to partner
with industry on technology development into the new millennium. This
month's Part I features the technological and economic challenges of
realizing Vision Spaceport, as well as models of industry participation.
The October issue will conclude with next-generation aviation technologies
and NASA medical breakthroughs. Continue
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