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Range and Space Industry Studies

Analysis of Space Concepts Enabled by New Transportation (ASCENT) Study 
Futron - 1/31/03 - Estimates global launch vehicle demand for the next twenty years. Prepared by NASA and Futron:
Executive Summary
Volume I: Main Report 
Volume II: Appendices 

Marketing Opportunities in Space: The Near Term Roadmap  
U.S. Department of Commerce - 12/02 - Results of a national workshop sponsored by the DOC  Office of Space Commercialization and others to discuss ideas for facilitating emerging space markets. 

Walker Commission Final Report  
Commission on the Future of the U.S. Aerospace Industry - 11/18/02 -
The Commission released its final report after a year-long study.

3rd Interim Report from the Commission on the Future of the U.S. Aerospace Industry  
Commission on the Future of the U.S. Aerospace Industry - 6/26/02 - This report includes recommendations regarding space infrastructure and workforce issues. 

MOA between DoC, FAA, and USAF on Spacelift Range Commercial Requirements Process
An agreement among Commerce, the FAA, and the Air Force to establish a recurring process for collecting range support and modernization requirements from the commercial launch industry.

Grand Strategy Steering Group, January 2, 2002 Update.  
Air Force - 1/2/02 - Independent Air Force review of issues relating to the future of U.S. launch ranges.

Canaveral National Spaceport 
CCT/Spaceport Florida Authority - 6/13/01 - Proposes a policy and organizational approach for creating a network of "National Spaceport Authorities" that provide integrated launch base and range services. The report also describes existing processes, procedures, pricing, and operations at the Cape, and suggests a framework for an "ideal" range. (
announcement)

Establishing Florida As a Prime Location For the Aviation and Aerospace Industries
Commission on the Future of Aeronautics and Space in Florida - 1/15/01 - Recommendations on establishing Florida as a prime location for aviation and aerospace industry activities.

Report to the Commission to Assess United States National Security Space Management and Organization
Space Commission - 01/01 - Assessment of the management of space activities in support of U.S. national security.

Concept of Operations for Commercial Space Transportation in the National Airspace System
Federal Aviation Authority - 5/11/01 - (Second version) Conceptual overview of commercial space transportation operations in 2005 and beyond.

Air Force Space Launch Facilities
Defense Science Board - 6/00 - Calls for definition of a "national space launch vision" and enabling federal legislation to meet anticipated demands on the U.S. launch infrastructure.

Streamlining Space Launch Range Safety
National Academy of Sciences - 2000 - Re-evaluated the range legacy in light of new technologies, lessons-learned, and the growing demand for commercial launch services.

A Space Roadmap for the 21st Century Aerospace Force
U.S. Air Force - 6/99 - Early study of integrating space operations into Air Force operations.

Building on Florida's Strengths in Space
U.S. Department of Transportation John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center - 12/99 - A customer satisfaction study of Eastern Range users.

Range Integrated Product Team Final Report - Final IPT presentation of findings, analysis and recommendations for improving range turn time and efficiency (1999).

Commercial Space Opportunity Study Final Report
U.S. Air Force - Air Force investigation of the applicability and suitability of COTS space products to military missions.

Future Management and Use of U.S. Space Launch Bases and Ranges
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy - 5/11/99 

Joint Sponsored Research Agreement: The Vision Spaceport Project 
NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center - 01/98 - A NASA/Industry project to assess proposed space transportation architectures from a spaceport operations viewpoint.

LOSWG Working Group Report
Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee  - Recommends several high-priority actions to satisfy evolving commercial space launch infrastructure needs.

Reducing Launch Operations Costs: New Technologies and Practices
U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment - 9/98 - Government study of means for reducing the cost of launch operations.

Spaceport Concept and Technology Roadmapping
Vision Spaceport Team, Zapata, et. al. - Comprehensive identification, description, and prioritization of spaceport-related technology investment needs.

Steps to the Stars
The original report of the Florida Governor's Commission on Space, published in 1988, recommended creation of a commercial spaceport authority and a statewide space research institute in Florida.

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Commercial Space Reports and Studies - Updated reports and forecasts from the FAA's Office of Commercial Space Transportation.

NASA-KSC Spaceport Technology Center

Eastern /Western Range Safety Policies and Procedures ( EWR 127-1)
U.S. Air Force Space Command  (May not be available outside the military domain)

Range Studies cited in National Academy of Sciences report, "Streamlining Space Launch Range Safety"

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