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http://www.youtube.com/v/Q2ECOzH42qU

Why isnt Jacksonville pursuing space industries?

We had our chance and pissed it away like always. As I understand it, Cecil was one of the sites under consideration for the Virgin Galactic spaceport that they are building in New Mexico. With NASA just down the road it was the perfect fit for Jacksonville & Florida.

BTW, that guy has some great freakin hair! I hope mine looks that good at 59.

Deuce, I thought negotiations were still in the works.  I haven't heard that the deal was lost.

I think the deal was lost when they selected the site in New Mexico. Cecil was under consideration pre-site selection. I haven't heard anything on that in like 3 years.

Wow. So why isn't this being followed more closely in the local news media. Instead of all the doom and gloom, how about reporting on some positive future developments. Maybe this is a great future article for Metro Jax.

I think the main reason is none of these private companies are really ready for space flight.  Branson made it to the edge once and I think one other company has also done it.  They are no where close to regular launches.  These vehicles are very experimental and very expensive.  There is no need for them to lease or buy a "spaceport" for one launch every year or two when they can drag something out to the middle of the Nevada desert for a test.  I am cheering em on every step of the way and it is great JAA has already applied for a spaceport permit...

Hello Jacksonville,

We are working very hard to bring space tourism to Jacksonville.  You can see at the Cecil Field Spaceport website a YouTube video.  I meant every word I said.  I will affirm... we are bringing a world class space tourism project to Jacksonville and you will be very proud of it.

That is about all I can say right now... we hope to release the news shortly.

So stay tuned and thanks for your GREAT support!

Tony
http://www.CecilFieldSpaceport.com (http://www.cecilfieldspaceport.com)

It surely is real.  I have not spent 9 years of my highly educated life working on something that is not real.

Sign up at the http://www.CecilFieldSpaceport.com  (http://www.cecilfieldspaceport.com) site.

When the time is right... I promise I will let you know what else you can do.

It will be lots of fun and something that is long overdue for the community of Jacksonville.

Thanks,

Tony

Nice article digs. 

I was wondering when you would pop your head back in eSpaceTickets.  Thanks for the great info and all of your hard work.  This could be a HUGE thing for Jacksonville.

Bring it on!!!!

Please.... :)

http://www.space.com/news/ft-090619-private-spaceflight-option.html

QuotePrivate Companies Claim Better, Cheaper Options for New NASA Rocket
By Bill Theobald
FLORIDA TODAY
posted: 19 June 2009
12:55 pm ET


WASHINGTON -- Executives from several private space companies said Wednesday that they could provide cheaper, more reliable launch systems than those of NASA's Constellation program.

The executives made their comments about alternatives to NASA's plan for sending astronauts to the moon and on to Mars during the first meeting of the Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee created by President Barack Obama.

After the daylong meeting, committee Chairman Norm Augustine, a former CEO of Lockheed Martin Corp., said some commercial launch efforts appear "further along than I thought."

Michael Gass, the CEO of United Launch Alliance, told the committee that the company could use an existing Delta rocket to launch the Constellation project's Orion capsule into space sooner and at a lower cost than NASA's planned Ares I rocket.

And Gary Pulliam at Aerospace Corp., which was hired to look at other ways to launch Orion, said a modified Delta IV Heavy rocket could save between $3 billion and $6 billion compared with the Ares I.

But Pulliam also noted that NASA has said canceling the Ares I project would add $14.1 billion to $16.6 billion to the cost of developing the larger Ares V rocket, which NASA hopes to use to take the Orion capsule farther into space, including to Mars.

Executives with SpaceX and Orbital Sciences told committee members that they could help NASA ferry astronauts to the International Space Station, filling the gap between the end of the shuttle program in 2010 and the start of Constellation.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk also said that using private firms to service the space station -- both for supplies and people -- would free up NASA to spend its funds on more ambitious space exploration. NASA has contracted with both firms for a total of 20 missions to service the station.

Steve Metschan, part of a group called Direct, offered the most provocative presentation, which proposed using existing shuttle components to create a new launch system that would be cheaper and already tested.

He added some drama by imploring panel members to allow people working on the Ares I rocket to talk to the panel anonymously about problems with the project.

Earlier in the day, NASA officials told the committee that they're dealing with concerns about the lift capacity of the Ares I rocket, its ability to safely clear the launch tower and potential vibration issues during launch.

Augustine cited the vibration problem as among the most striking issues brought up on the first day. Others, he said, included the availability of commercial rockets as an alternative way to launch the Orion and the concept of reusing the shuttle launch system.

He said the committee is developing a set of criteria -- including cost, risks involved and the impact on jobs -- to evaluate options. Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson told the group that its

recommendations could be "the significant influence for the White House and the Congress for where the space program is going."

The committee's report is due by the end of August. The panel also includes former astronaut Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, and Lester Lyle, a retired Air Force general who was on Obama's short list for NASA administrator.

The deal involves Abu Dhabi's Aabar Investments and Virgin Galactic, the commercial spaceliner group bankrolled by British billionaire Sir Richard Branson to fly "pay-per-view" customers to the edge of space.

http://www.space.com/news/090728-virgin-galactic-satellite-launch.html (http://www.space.com/news/090728-virgin-galactic-satellite-launch.html)

Jacksonville can compete with the UAE spaceport - it just requires a community and state wide effort.

Show your support and join
our national grass-roots campaign.

http://www.CecilFieldSpaceport.com/ (http://www.cecilfieldspaceport.com/)

Abu Dhabi company has stellar vision for Virgin Galactic stake
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/50a781a2-7bd8-11de-9772-00144feabdc0.html (http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/50a781a2-7bd8-11de-9772-00144feabdc0.html)

Having a spaceport in Jacksonville gives JAX an opportunity to create a new industry that will serve the community well into the future. 

Agreed. I want my Spaceport. To be amongst the first in the world to have one would raise the profile of JAX on an international level. Glad to hear that this is going on and didn't die like I thought it did.

Hey eSpace,  keep up the good work!  Maybe we can do something in space flight yet.

But, Cecil Field Spaceport has the dorkiest logo ever put on paper.  It looks like something off the box of a Barbie doll accessory.

Quote from: Dog Walker on July 29, 2009, 12:00:02 PM
Hey eSpace,  keep up the good work!  Maybe we can do something in space flight yet.

But, Cecil Field Spaceport has the dorkiest logo ever put on paper.  It looks like something off the box of a Barbie doll accessory.

Dog Walker... it is not to late to change the logo... there is another aspect to the logo that is not there... the tagline states..  The People's Spaceport  The Cecil Field Spaceport logo blends in to the eSpaceTickets theme.  Got a better idea... then by all means make the logo better! :)

Check out the what I stated at the required FAA meeting for Cecil Field Spaceport... about this spaceport is going to be for the everyday person and just not for the wealthy.  We will have OUR spaceport - The People's Spaceport! :)


http://www.youtube.com/v/2yBL9BTaCeg&hl=en&fs=1&

The video was very impressive.  I hope I can get in on that program here as a freelancer.  I've got to figure out who to contact.  Anyone have any ideas?