Yesterday, the Georgia Senate Study Committee on Spaceport Camden held its final meeting in Atlanta and finalized their recommendations. The Study Committee urges the Georgia General Assembly to propose and pass legislation that sends a clear signal to the commercial space community that Georgia is open for business. The Camden County Board of Commissioners welcomes the Committee’s…
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Spaceport Camden is an Opportunity for Georgia Manufacturing Jobs
Georgia has lost more than 148,000 manufacturing jobs over since the turn of the millennium and less than 400,000 manufacturing jobs remain in the state. At the current rate of decline, Georgia stands to lose all manufacturing jobs by 2028. The loss of our manufacturing base would put more people out of work than the…
Steve Howard Invited to Speak at the National Space Commerce Conference
Spaceport Camden Project Leader, Steve Howard, has been invited to speak at the commercial space industry’s premier conference, SpaceCom, on November 16th in Houston, Texas. During the conference, he will participate in a panel alongside representatives from Space Florida, the FAA Center of Excellence for Commercial Space Transportation, and Houston Spaceport to discuss the variety of revenue…
Georgia Senate Appoints Camden County Commissioners to Senate Camden County Spaceport Study Committee
Earlier this year, the Senate passed a resolution to form the Senate Camden County Spaceport Study Committee. The Georgia Senate recently appointed members to the committee, including two Commissioners from Camden County. Members of the Senate Camden County Spaceport Study Committee also includes four senators and two subject matter experts from the Georgia Institute of Technology,…
United States Active Vertical Launch Success Rates – Additional Information
At the September 13, 2016 House Commercial Space Subcommittee hearing in Camden County, Spaceport Camden aerospace industry consultant Andrew Nelson testified that, for the purpose of safety, the success rate of currently active vertical launch vehicles in the U.S. is approximately 99%. Spaceport Camden is committed to transparency. So in the interest of public information, below is…
New Appointment to Spaceport Camden Steering Committee
The Camden County Board of Commissioners today announced the appointment of Stephen Fleming to the Spaceport Camden Steering Committee. Fleming is a highly successful senior executive with leadership experience in startups, multinationals, private equity, and university-based economic development. “We are thrilled to welcome Stephen Fleming to the Spaceport Steering Committee,” said Steve Howard, County Administrator. “His…
Commercial Spaceflight Federation Supports Spaceport Camden
We are thrilled to report that the Commercial Spaceflight Federation sent a letter of support to Georgia Representative Jason Spencer, Chair of the Commercial Space Subcommittee, for today’s meeting in Camden County. In its support letter, Eric W. Stallmer, President of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation, says: “With the FAA-led Environmental Impact Study (EIS) wrapping up in the…
Support Spaceport Camden at the House Science and Technology Commercial Space Subcommittee Hearing in Kingsland
Support Spaceport Camden by joining us at the Georgia House Commercial Space Subcommittee hearing on Tuesday, September 13th to discuss the spaceport project. The hearing will be at College of Coastal Georgia Auditorium Camden Campus from 8:15-11:30 a.m. See below for more details. Tell a neighbor or tell a friend. The more support, the better!
Spaceport Locations – Piecing Together the Puzzle
The United States has spaceports located throughout the country with the most well-known, Kennedy Space Center, at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Florida’s Atlantic coast. It’s known for the NASA launch legacy from a time when public dollars were the only source of space industry financing. But with the recent commercialization of the space…
FAA Releases Scoping Summary Report For Spaceport Camden
We are excited to see the public interest in the FAA launch site operator licensing process demonstrated by the public comment period. The process is working and our residents are being heard. We are grateful for the diligent work of the environmental Sub-Committee, which we created in order to generate public comments related to the…
Wallops Island Spaceport Generates $145 Million Per Year in Tourism
Spaceport Camden will not only bring high-paying jobs to the region, it will also generate significant tourism interest. In Virginia, tourism dollars are flowing into the region because of the spaceport at Wallops Island. According to the Associated Press, it adds up to more than $145 million per year spent on and around Wallops Island. “People,…
Spaceport Camden Expects Minimal Impact to Residents
There has been a lot of misinformation out there that involves incorrect launch trajectories and conclusions based on it. As of now, based on our initial expectations, the impact for local residents will be minimal and confined to the northern reaches of the island. Perhaps for a few hours (at the most), there will be…
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