The IRL Round Table’s comments on stormwater run-off point to the need for an engineered wetland reservoir to contain and filter all of Kennedy Space Center’s stormwater instead of continuing to use the harmful and long outdated practice of discharging salinity reducing freshwater into canals connected to the Indian River Lagoon National Estuary.
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Delaware North Gateway Attraction Awarded LEED Silver
The Round Table applauds Delaware North’s KSC Visitor Complex for developing green buildings that lessen IRL environmental impacts.
Federal Register FAA Notice of Intent To Prepare a KSC Starship Super-Heavy EIS
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) the FAA has issued a Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for a SpaceX Starship Super-Heavy launch license at KSC LC-39A.
FAA Scopes KSC Starship Super Heavy Environmental Impact
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to evaluate the potential environmental impacts of issuing a commercial launch Vehicle Operator License to SpaceX for the Starship-Super Heavy launch vehicle at Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Florida.
IRL Roundtable Comments on Roberts Road EA
The Roberts Road 100 Acre Expansion Supplemental Environmental Assessment entails the destruction of 100 acres of critical wetlands and preserved wildlife habitat.
NASA KSC Environmental Assessment Notice for SpaceX Roberts Rd Expansion
NASA – KSC has published a Public Notice requesting comments on a NEPA required Environmental Assessment (EA) for a 100 acre expansion of the SpaceX Operations Facility on Roberts Road within Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The public has until October 16 to comment on the assessment. “All upgrades to existing infrastructure and new development on …
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2023 Kennedy Space Center Update
Janet Petro, KSC Director, provides a special aerial tour of the Florida spaceport to update you on what’s happening in 2023 and beyond.
Balancing Spaceport Development With Quality Of Life
Florida’s spaceport requires careful management to maintain the balance between economic development and the quality of life in Brevard.
Cape Congestion: World’s busiest spaceport stretched to its limits
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and Kennedy Space Center hosted 57 launches in 2022, more than any other launch range in the world
Rockets Away Video
On Sept. 10, 2022 the League of Women Voters of the Space Coast (LWVSC) held a presentation titled Rockets Away! Risks and Rewards of Increased Launches on the Space Coast.