With an eye on breaking the mold at Florida’s Cape Canaveral Spaceport, the Spaceport Florida Authority has created a new launch complex to test new “minimal launch campaign” operations concepts. Developed at Space Launch Complex 20 (SLC 20), an old Titan II pad just south of the towering EELV complex, the new facility will host suborbital space launches from a 50,000 pound launch rail with minimal oversight and infrastructure. The Authority’s goal is to provide a world class launch capability at an affordable price. The Air Force is supporting the high profile initiative by providing funding and Pathfinder launch vehicles.

Launch control system architecture, comprised of distributed subsystems connected with standard interfaces, operating systems, and data visualization tools.