RECORDING READY for Building a Spaceport Part 4: Developing an Economic Study
Two experts on the panel share what goes into building a spaceport.
Dr Mick O'Connor CEng CDir - Co-founder & Managing Director of Fire Arrow, a spaceflight company that enables governments & commercial organizations to achieve safe, sustainable, responsive, & affordable Access to Space.
Paul Sloan is the Economic Development Manager who is working to bring a spaceport to the Paso Robles community in #California to attract a workforce and space companies. He has worked extensively in the areas of marketing, strategic planning, communications, branding, & business development. He is leading the City of Paso Robles through the steps of building a #spaceport to bring the space industry to his community.
We discuss #workforce development, community support, & attracting tenants and investments.
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CHAPTERS:
00:10:56 Fire Arrow - from ideation to orbital insertion
00:17:02 #Scotland - A thriving Space Nation
00:20:01 Space in Scotland & Space Sustainability
00:26:46 Building a case for a spaceport
00:45:27 Attracting skilled workforce from other industries
00:50:43 Cal Poly Engineering - Top engineering school (inducted into the Space Technology Hall of Fame for CubeSats co-creation with Stanford University)
00:51:48 Educational Access to space to develop the workforce K-level 20 including advanced degrees & technician certifications (We need people who can build things & fix things!)
00:53:05 Spaceport Development Process with the tech corridor and private sector business park & tech park designated areas
00:54:07 Creating test sites for propulsion using recycled materials to start attracting customers while they develop the spaceport & go through the licensing process
00:54:34 The first tenant, Stellar Exploration, Inc., uses the test area
00:55:17 Developing financial resources with tax incentives & tax credits
00:55:36 Attracting foreign direct investment
00:58:50 Upgrading the area in preparation for the spaceport designation with broadband & housing
01:00:00 Paso Robles’ 5-year Economic Development Strategic Plan featuring the spaceport & tech corridor as core initiatives
01:03:29 Sharing the vision and information about what it is and what it isn’t
01:04:39 Preparing the business park to accept businesses
01:06:55 Horizontal launch
01:10:03 Low-hanging fruit - providing testing areas, especially attractive for for foreign companies
01:13:17 Tax incentives & tax credits
01:17:01 Point-to-Point
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