Feb. 22, 2013 9:19 AM
Letter: Air Force should leave station Cape
Regarding the article “Space Coast pushes for new commercial launch complex.”
Oh really now?
The proposed launch site is on 150 acres between the Brevard and Volusia County lines.
“It
would be absolutely amazing to see more rockets launch, more fire and
smoke on the Space Coast," said Robert Salonen, with the Economic
Development Commission of Florida’s Space Coast. The idea is to build
two 75-acre launch complexes, catering to commercial space companies
like SpaceX and others.
Now get this. The EDC goes on to say that
“SpaceX is already launching from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, but
the project could benefit the company by allowing better access to the
pad, without having to go through the government-run and more
restrictive Air Force Station.”
Government-run, restrictive Air Force Station?
Why
is the Cape still an Air Force Station? There are no longer clandestine
operations ongoing at the site. In fact, all military satellites now
launched from CCAFS are bought and launched using civilian rockets
through commercial contracts.
If you truly want to entice
commercial launches from the Space Coast, then get the Air Force off of
the launch site. Don’t waste money building new launch pads; just make
it easier to access existing launch facilities by eliminating military
intervention.
Source: http://www.floridatoday.com
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