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Grant supports range technology development at Spaceport FSRI NEWS RELEASE Posted: August 12, 2004 The Florida Space Research Institute (FSRI) has awarded a grant to Analex Corp. to support planning for a Range Technology Qualification (RTQ) initiative to demonstrate new transformational launch technologies at the Cape Canaveral Spaceport. The initiative is aimed at accommodating emerging military requirements for "operationally responsive" launch capabilities that would increase efficiency at the spaceport while making Florida more competitive for both government and commercial space missions. "Several technologies that are now available or are under development hold promise to reduce the cost and complexity of launch operations at Florida's spaceport," said Sam Durrance, executive director of FSRI. "We look forward to working with Analex to develop ways to test and qualify these technologies in cooperation with the Air Force and NASA." Analex, NASA's contractor for expendable launch vehicle integrated services at Kennedy Space Center, will work with FSRI to develop an RTQ implementation plan that would enable technology demonstrations aboard a new class of launch vehicles. The RTQ program is intended to support the qualification of a variety of technologies, such as the Ballistic Missile Range Safety Technology (BMRST) system developed by Honeywell, and others being developed in coordination with a Future Interagency Range and Spaceport Technology (FIRST) program led by Kennedy Space Center. FSRI was established by Florida's Governor and Legislature in 1999 to promote collaboration among the state's academic institutions, industry, and federal agencies to support statewide aerospace-related technology development, research, education and training, research. |
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A camera aboard the International Space Station captured this stunning view of the strengthening Hurricane Charley on the morning of August 12. (1min 32sec file)
As Tropical Storm Bonnie comes ashore in the Florida panhandle on the morning of August 12, the International Space Station provides this view as it the orbiting outpost flies overhead. (1min 40sec file)
An incredibly rare sight was captured by the International Space Station cameras when the discarded Progress 14P supply ship reentered Earth's atmosphere. The craft burned up during the fiery plunge, which is visible as a long streak below the station. (3min 49sec file)
Spectacular video of the departing Progress 14P cargo ship against the Earth backdrop is captured by the station's crew. (1min 34sec file)
The Russian Progress 14P cargo ship undocks from the International Space Station after delivering its load of supplies and fuel to the orbiting outpost. A camera mounted on the craft's nose provides this view of the Progress departing the aft port of the Zvezda service module. (2min 15sec file)