HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 1970-11RESOLUTION NO. 70 -11
A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS
AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION TO DESIGNATE CAPE KENNEDY
AS THE OPERATIONAL BASE FOR THE SPACE SHUTTLE
SYSTEM
WHEREAS the space shuttle -- a reusable low -cost rocket
for ferrying men and materials back and forth between earth and
space stations -- is the next big essential piece of hardware
for the U. S. space exploration program; and
1-111EREAS the Kennedy Space Center is the most modern and
complete space -port in the world; and
WHEREAS almost $1 billion Is already invested in the exten-
sive facilities at the Kennedy Space Center; and
WHEREAS these facilities include extensive assembly, pre-
launch checkout, cryogenic hydrogen and oxygen storage, launch
and support capabilities; and
WHEREAS a down range tracking (after launch) capability exists
at the nearby Eastern Test Range facility; and
WHEREAS a 10,000 foot rummy for landing and returning the
booster and orbit stage Is in existence; and
WHEREAS a highly skilled .team of 13,000 operations, mainte-
nance and assembly personnel are at the Cape; and
WHEREAS the launch of space shuttles over the water add
immeasurably to the safety of development flights of the system;
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and
WHEREAS advantage can be taken of existing facilities for
assembly of vehicles after delivery and refurbislnncnt of vehicles,
after each flight; and
WHEREAS Cape Kennedy Is easily accessible by all modes of
transportation, and
WHEREAS construction costs in the area are cheaper than other
areas of the country which might be possibly considered; and
1-111EREAS there are huge tracts of government land available
for expansion if needed; and
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WHEREAS the educational support and opportunities provided
by higher educational institutions in the immediate area and
throughout Florida have and will continue to contribute signifi-
cantly to the success of NASA and industry; and
WHEREAS the Kennedy Space Center offers a unique aggregate
of facilities which are not available at any other possible site
for development and operational flights of the space shuttle
system at minimum cost to the U. S. taxpayer; and
WHEREAS the House Science and Astronautics Committee in its
report on the Fiscal 1971 budget stated that "maximum use should
be made of existing facilities to support the space shuttle pro-
gram" and that "the extensive launch and checkout capabilities at
the Kennedy Space Center. . . should receive early and most careful
consideration" : Now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA hereby
request the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to de-
signate Cape Kennedy as the operational base for the space shuttle
system.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be
forwarded to the President of the United States, the Director of
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, President of
the United States Senate, Speaker of the United States House of
Representatives and to each member of the Appropriations and Aero-
nautical and Space Sciences Committees of the United States Senate
and the Appropriations and Science and Astronautics Committees of
the United States House of Representatives.
ADOPTED this 31st. day of March , 1970.
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