Building the Spaceport Network
Chair: Burton Lee (Innovarium Ventures)
- Space Angels Network - press conference at XPC
- Sustainable spaceports is a priority goal
- business and financial revenue models
- solid political support
- economic impact

Olle Norberg (Spaceport Sweden)
- collaboration of several companies and government organizations
- 40 years of suborbital spaceflight [at Kiruna in northern Sweden]
- restricted area dedicated to spaceflight
- experienced tourism entrepreneurs
- low population density
- supportive authorities
- Inauguration in Jan 07
- Swedish Space Corporation
-- operates the Esrange Space Center at Kiruna
-- 5000 sq km restricted area
- IceHotel - famous hotel re-created every year from ice.
- LFV Group - operates airports within Sweden
- Progressum - business development company brought in to organize the efforts of the diverse partners.
- Maxus sounding rocket uses a US motor - experience with ITAR hurdles
- Midnight sun in summer, aurora in winter
- Training center in development.
- Ready for flights in 2011-2012 time frame.
- Open to more than one operator.
- Signed an agreement with Virgin Galactic
-- Conduct wide range of studies, e.g. regulatory issues, operations, financing, etc.

Jacques Breton (Arianespace SA)
- Reviewed history of spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana
- Now includes Ariane, Vega and Soyuz launch areas.
- Many companies involved in the vehicle development and infrastructure and operations of the spaceport.
- 178 Ariane luanches performed,
- 10 million litres of hydrogen and oxygen produced each year
- 3000 tones of solid propellant per year
- 1200 people work at the port
- 70-80% of activity involves commercial satellites
- 10-20% civil space, e.g. scientific missions
- Few percent military
- Looking forward to space tourism business
- Soyuz and Vega launch pads under development

Steve Kohler (SpaceFlorida)
- Space Florida established over a year ago
- Drive commercial aerospace development in the state
- Own and operated SLC-46 Mobile Access Structure
- Currently upgrading it.
- Renewing license for commercial launches
- 80k sq ft operational storage facility at Camp Blanding
- Contribyue facilities, matching funds, etc.

Billie M. Reed (Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority)
- Successful inaugural commercial launch (Minotaur)
- Began sounding rocket launches over 60 years ago.
- Located on NASA Wallops Flight Facility
- FAA licensed in 1997
- Facilities and services provider - airport model
- Leverage NASA WFF tracking and data
- High altitude sounding rockets - ~1600 km
- Two vertical launch pads
- Small/Mid class space lift - ORS, small sat and lunar robotic missions
- Growth - NASA COTS, cargo to LEO and beyond
-- suborbital/orbital space tourism
-- point-to-point passenger and cargo
- Challenges : Market/customers
-- financing for new, larger facilities
-- real estate encroachment
- Island is small so may go with a off-shore pad
- Spaceflight Liability Immunity act enacted in Virginia
- Several state tax exemptions
- Working to exempt income tax from space cargo delivery


Q&A:
- Return landing facilities and regulations:
-- each says that landings are feasible
- Ground tourism factilities:
-- Kourou tourism not very far developed
-- Florida - recently installed the new Shuttle Experience ride
-- Sweden - high end hotel
-- Virginia - close to top tourism sites.
---- Activity during the commercial flights kept motels and restaurants busy during a season that is typically very slow.