August 4, 2010 - U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, NASA Associate Deputy Administrator Charles Scales, and U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development John Fernandez visit the Kennedy Space Center to meet with NASA dislocated workers.
July 31, 2010 - The
Public Comment Period closes to ensure that your feedback is incorporated into the report to the President on August 15, 2010.
June 25, 2010 – 10:00am Florida Lt. Governor Jeff Kottkamp, KSC Center Director Bob Cabana, Space Florida President Frank DiBello and Pizzuti Companies President Ron Pizzuti host the official groundbreaking event for Exploration Park, a next-generation technology and commerce park that will be situated adjacent to NASA’s renowned Space Life Sciences Laboratory (SLSL) at Kennedy Space Center.
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June 8, 2010 – White House convenes meeting of the Task Force on Space Industry Workforce and Economic Development.
June 4, 2010 - U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden, Jr., U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development John Fernandez, NASA Associate Administrator for Mission Support Woodrow Whitlow, Jr., and U.S. Representatives Suzanne Kosmas (FL-24) and Alan Grayson (FL-8) visit Orlando, Fla. for a town hall meeting to hear directly from local leaders.
› Transcript of June 4th Space Industry Task Force Update (.pdf)
June 2-3, 2010 - NASA Space Shuttle Transition Office holds meetings in Florida.
June 2, 2010 – U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis visits John F. Kennedy Space Center to announce a $15 million National Emergency Grant to assist NASA workers who will be dislocated as a result of the impending retirement of the Space Shuttle Program.
May 27, 2010 - U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development John R. Fernandez delivers a keynote address during the Super Regional Leadership Conference in Florida, hosted by the Tampa Bay Partnership and the Central Florida Partnership and meets with regional leaders to discuss the Obama Administration’s economic recovery plans for the Space Coast.
April 29, 2010 - U.S. Economic Development Administration announces a $2 million grant to the Titusville-Cocoa Airport Authority of Titusville, Fla., to assist in the expansion of the Bristow Academy, a major helicopter pilot training facility, and create new central Florida aerospace sector jobs.
President Barack Obama tours SpaceX launch pad with CEO Elon Musk, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, April 15, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy)