The Jacksonville Aviation Authority board will meet on Wednesday morning to discuss efforts to get a reentry license at Cecil Spaceport, along with the development of a “space vehicle facility.”
The Jacksonville Aviation Authority board voted unanimously on Thursday to approve a resolution supporting efforts to get a reentry license at Cecil Spaceport along with the development of a “space vehicle facility," according to News4JAX news partners at The Jacksonville Daily Record.
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A new 126-foot air traffic control tower and mission control center officially opened Tuesday at Cecil Air and Space Port. The mission control center was dedicated to astronaut Dr. Norman Thagard, a graduate of Paxon High School in Jacksonville.
Archive photo of U.S. Navy Naval Air Station Cecil Field. Courtesy of U.S. Defense Imagery via Wikimedia CommonsJACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Cecil Spaceport has landed its second space launch operator. On Tuesday, the Jacksonville Aviation Authority announced that Aevum was awarded a $4.9 million contract from the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center to launch small, autonomous defense satellites from the spaceport. The Agile Small Launch Operational Normalizer 45 space lift mission, which marks the Alabama-based company's first Air Force mission, will help support the Department of Defense's Space Test program. "This is exciting news for Cecil Spaceport that we believe validates Jacksonville's position as an emerging player in the space industry," JAA CEO Mark Van Loh said in a statement.
