IRL Roundtable is a grassroots environmental discussion group that unifies the voice of all Indian River Lagoon citizens.
Commercial Space and Our National Treasures
Kennedy Space Center (KSC), the IRL estuary’s largest shareholder, is quickly transforming into Cape Canaveral Spaceport, a state run launch facility serving the commercial space industry.
“We’re only seeing the first steps in major developments at the spaceport and are seeking to minimize the impacts and maximize the science information while supporting a growing spaceport embedded in a large wildlife refuge.”
Dr. Al Koller
Oct 3, 2023
IRL Roundtable Blog
- Mitigation Bank Overview
Environmental Resource Regulation Bureau Chief Michelle Reiber presented a Mitigation Bank Overview to the SJRWMD Governing Board on April 9th, 2024. - Marine Resources Council Comments on Canaveral Starship EIS
We strongly recommend that a Space Force, NASA and Space Florida cooperative authority manage future development at Cape Canaveral Spaceport. - Dr. Al Koller Comments on USSF SpaceX Starship EISCumulative impacts to the community for all EIS areas of infrastructure and services should be identified and expected impacts quantified.
- Brevard Environmentalist Lewis Kontnik Comments on Cape Canaveral Starship EISit is imperative that the full impacts of this project, combined with all the other rapid development taking place at the Florida Spaceport, must be managed and mitigated in order to ensure that our Brevard quality of life and the sustainability of our recovering Indian River Lagoon be protected.
- Atlantic Fishery Comments on Cape Canaveral Starship EISLaurilee Thompson comments on the impact of space launches on the Port Canaveral commercial and recreational fishing industry and on a very fragile offshore habitat.
- IRL Roundtable Comments on Canaveral SpaceX Starship Launch ComplexIRL Roundtable comments on the Environmental Impact Statement for SpaceX Starship Super Heavy launch operations at Cape Canaveral.
Laurilee Thompson on Florida’s Right to Clean Water
Marine Resources Council 2022 IRL Report Card
IRL Roundtable Call to Action
We have before us an opportunity to join together to form a symbiotic relationship between nature and a newborn commercial space industry. We are, at this minute, creating a Spaceport Environmental Model that the world will follow when constructing future spaceports.