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Regional Aerospace Workforce Initiative (RAWI) Focuses on Transition of Aerospace Workforce

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By Brevard Workforce www.launchnewcareers.com

With the Space Shuttle program slated to end in 2010, industry leaders across the region are working to manage the economic impact of the massive downsizing of this large, highly skilled workforce. Utilizing a Regional Innovation Grant, Brevard Workforce formed a regional partnership with the Florida High Tech Corridor Council, Workforce Central Florida and the Center for Business Excellence to create an integrated regional strategy to address this issue.

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Why Ares-1 Should Fly (As a Satellite Launcher)

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By Edward Ellegood spacereport.blogspot.com

 

Last month, National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) chief Bruce Carlson expressed his agency's growing frustration that its Atlas and Delta space launch options were too limited.

 

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Florida Well Positioned to Take Advantage of Emerging Space Trends

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By Tom Baine, ARC Program Manager

 

As we continue with our third year, the Employ Florida Banner Center for Aviation and Aerospace, also known as the Aerospace Resource Center (ARC), continues to collaborate with the industry, via focus groups and the Aviation and Aerospace Advisory Council to provide training for current and future aviation and aerospace needs here in Florida.

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NASA Florida Space Grant Consortium and Space Florida Award $453,000

The NASA Florida Space Grant Consortium (FSGC), and Space Florida have announced the selection and award of 22 space research and education grants for 2009.  Click here for full article.

 

Jacksonville, Florida Spaceport 'Imminent', Officials Say

The Jacksonville Aviation Authority (JAA) thinks that Cecil Field, a former Navy master jet base in Florida's Duval County, can become the nation's first truly commercial spaceport.  Click here for full article.

 

To learn more about the Aerospace Resource Center (ARC), an Employ Florida Banner Center for Aviation and Aerospace, contact:

Tom Baine at tbaine@aerocenter.org.