The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) plays a key role in the state's space industry by administering the Spaceport Improvement Program (SIP). FDOT works with Space Florida to plan and fund strategic spaceport projects, improve aerospace transportation facilities, and promote cooperation between airports and spaceports. FDOT's investments, through the SIP, aim to attract and support the commercial aerospace industry, improve space transportation capacity and efficiency, and position Florida as a global leader in space transportation. The department also reconstructs roadways and bridges to allow the movement of large space components.
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Florida’s Spaceport Improvement Program is a partnership between Space Florida and the Florida Department of Transportation.
Space Florida received $38,000,000 from the Florida Department of Transportation to build infrastructure, including utilities and roads, at the Launch and Landing Facility to support Terran Orbital and other clients.
Space Florida will match Firefly Aerospace’s infrastructure investments up to $18,900,000 via the Florida Department of Transportation Spaceport Improvement Program.