Benefits and Criteria of Partnership

Benefits of Partnership

Whether you want to launch spacecraft or engage in other aerospace-related activities, Kennedy Space Center (KSC) – with its unique facilities, proven technical capabilities and experienced workforce – can provide a partnership that will help you reach your goals.

By pursuing development concepts described in KSC’s Master Plan, including newly modified state-of-the-art facilities, KSC has transformed to a multi-user spaceport able to accommodate Government and commercial vehicles and spacecraft as well as research and technology development efforts, thereby expanded the opportunities and possibilities for space activities and other innovative endeavors.

KSC’s benefits include:

Quintimodal transportation access – space, air, rail, sea, and road
A variety of facilities and ground systems, equipment that are uniquely suited to support launch and aerospace activities, plus 24/7 onsite medical, security and emergency support
Unmatched scientific and technical support, with an experienced, highly trained work force and more than 30 labs and test facilities
A strong network of state and local economic development organizations
Access to a high tech workforce – Florida’s Space Coast ranks number 5 in the U.S. for its concentration of highly skilled workers and innovators
A prime, Central Florida location on the Atlantic Ocean, with a year-round warm climate, an optimal launch position for equatorial or inclined orbits up to 60 degrees (North or South), and proximity to many urban amenities

No other spaceport offers such a comprehensive range of resources all in one place.

Partnership Criteria

If your business, agency or institution can benefit from the resources at the Kennedy Space Center, we would like to work with you to explore the possibilities. To help guide you through the process, we have established criteria to help you assess the value and feasibility of proposed partnerships.

Detailed criteria, conditions and limitations are associated with specific opportunities, but, in general, partnerships may be appropriate if:

The partnership proposal is clearly aligned with the spaceport resources and activities, or the proposal contributes to the asset management responsibilities or Government-wide directives at KSC.
Proposed uses of KSC physical assets – Government real property – are consistent with the KSC Master Plan, current agency policy and regulations governing asset management, and demonstrate a clear and equitable benefit to KSC consistent with its contribution.
Proposed uses of KSC physical assets are compatible with existing and future spaceport operations and consistent with KSC environmental stewardship responsibilities and the management of lands making up the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge and Canaveral National Seashore.