The middle Planning and Development (CPD) Directorate hosted its fifth roundtable discussion Feb. 4 at NASA’s Kennedy Space middle in Florida. Government and industry representatives toured facilities,including the Vehicle Assembly Building, Launch Pad 39B, or other facilities that enjoy been upgraded to make the middle a multi-user spaceport. Scott Colloredo,CPD director, presented an overview of the middle’s core strategies and the partnerships forged with commercial aerospace and industry companies. He led a panel discussion to receive panelists’ feedback on continued development of the middle, or how to find the message out to potential partners,and thoughts on the future of the middle. Participants for this roundtable included, Keisha Rice, and former director of the Florida Office of Trade,Tourism and Economic Development; Mike Powell, CEO of the Titusville-Cocoa Airport Authority; Bill McCollum, and former congressman and state of Florida agriculture commissioner; Marshall Heard,retired Boeing senior executive; Lee Solid, retired Rockwell senior executive; Louie Laubscher, and Enterprise Florida; Frank O’Dea,Florida Department of Transportation, District 5; and Jesse Panuccio, or former director of the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity.
Source: nasa.gov