| 1.) Provide an Aerospace Workforce Transition program including employment assistance and training for workers who may become displaced or need new skills to transition to new aerospace occupations. Several thousand highly-skilled, well paid workers will need to find new jobs as the space industry transitions to operating a new spacecraft and launch vehicle. Equally important, several thousand will need upgraded skills to transition to the new spacecraft and launch vehicle operations. |
2.) Develop new or improve existing spaceport infrastructure. Enhance launch capabilities both vertically and horizontally to attract commercial business opportunities. Perform maintenance and modifications to Florida's existing launch pads at Cape Canaveral to support launch operations by potential commercial aerospace customers. |
3.)Maintain our Competitive Edge by recruiting new space and aerospace businesses to Florida, retaining those businesses being lured by other states, and assisting existing businesses with incentives and other support to expand their presence in Florida. Limit the liability of commercial launch firms and their subcontractors who provide human spaceflight services from Florida launch sites. |
4.) Establish an Educational Center of Excellence, a university-based aerospace research and applied technology program. Fund key education initiatives that will ensure the State of Florida is able to produce a qualified workforce to meet the needs of the aerospace industry within the state and worldwide, now and in the future. |
