Space Florida is the aerospace and spaceport development authority for the State of Florida. Founded in 2006, this agency facilitates economic development in the space industry by providing access to infrastructure, workforce development, and financial tools to aerospace companies. Space Florida works with partners like NASA, commercial space companies (such as Boeing and Blue Origin), and academic institutions to foster research, investment, exploration, and commerce in the aerospace sector. Key activities include managing the state's spaceport system and attracting private capital to grow Florida's space industry, helping to make Florida a global hub for space commerce.
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Firefly Aerospace executed a binding term sheet with Space Florida to establish business operations at Cape Canaveral Spaceport, including launch operations at Space Launch Complex 20 and manufacturing facilities at Exploration Park, Florida.
Space Florida will match Firefly Aerospace’s infrastructure investments up to $18,900,000 via the Florida Department of Transportation Spaceport Improvement Program.
Space Florida will own and operate an 850,000-square-foot building where Blue Origin will manufacture the New Glenn launch vehicle.
Space Florida is planning Cape Canaveral infrastructure to support 100 to 200 launches a year.
Space Florida signed a 30-year agreement to convert the former Space Shuttle launch and landing facility into a multiuser spaceport.