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<blockquote data-quote="Dave70968" data-source="post: 3081376" data-attributes="member: 13624"><p>The property, anyway: <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/content/nasa-spacex-sign-property-agreement-for-historic-launch-pad" target="_blank">https://www.nasa.gov/content/nasa-spacex-sign-property-agreement-for-historic-launch-pad</a></p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px">The historic site where American astronauts first launched to the moon was the location of a recent landmark agreement, part of NASA’s continuing process to transform the Kennedy Space Center in Florida into a 21st century spaceport. During ceremonies on April 14 [2014], agency officials announced they signed a property agreement with SpaceX of Hawthorne, Calif., for use and operation of Launch Complex (LC) 39A for the next 20 years.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden stated that pad A is beginning a new mission as a commercial launch site, part of an ongoing effort to collaborate with industry in meeting the agency's objectives.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">"NASA today signed a property agreement with SpaceX, which allows them to develop Launch Complex 39A to serve as a platform for the company's future commercial launch activities," he said during a news briefing at the pad. "SpaceX and our other commercial partners are a critical part of our exploration strategy. This includes the (International Space Station), proving technologies in deep space, the asteroid initiative that brings an asteroid closer to Earth so astronauts can visit it and a mission to Mars in the 2030s."</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Bob Cabana, Kennedy's director, noted that permitting the pad's use and operation by a commercial space partner will ensure its continued viability and allow for its on-going use in support of the nation's space activities.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">"This agreement will preserve this national asset and will enable commercial operations at Kennedy," he said. "We continue to enable commercial operations from the Cape, allowing them to use national assets that would otherwise sit empty and decay."</p><p></p><p>The value of the lease is not disclosed, but it's clear at least that yes, the property <em>is</em> under a lease agreement, which requires consideration in both directions to be valid (as is the case with all contracts). It seems like I also read somewhere that such launches do require reimbursement to the Air Force for its costs (monitoring the launch range, etc.0, but I don't recall anything about NASA, and I could be completely misremembering anyway.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dave70968, post: 3081376, member: 13624"] The property, anyway: [URL]https://www.nasa.gov/content/nasa-spacex-sign-property-agreement-for-historic-launch-pad[/URL] [INDENT]The historic site where American astronauts first launched to the moon was the location of a recent landmark agreement, part of NASA’s continuing process to transform the Kennedy Space Center in Florida into a 21st century spaceport. During ceremonies on April 14 [2014], agency officials announced they signed a property agreement with SpaceX of Hawthorne, Calif., for use and operation of Launch Complex (LC) 39A for the next 20 years. NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden stated that pad A is beginning a new mission as a commercial launch site, part of an ongoing effort to collaborate with industry in meeting the agency's objectives. "NASA today signed a property agreement with SpaceX, which allows them to develop Launch Complex 39A to serve as a platform for the company's future commercial launch activities," he said during a news briefing at the pad. "SpaceX and our other commercial partners are a critical part of our exploration strategy. This includes the (International Space Station), proving technologies in deep space, the asteroid initiative that brings an asteroid closer to Earth so astronauts can visit it and a mission to Mars in the 2030s." Bob Cabana, Kennedy's director, noted that permitting the pad's use and operation by a commercial space partner will ensure its continued viability and allow for its on-going use in support of the nation's space activities. "This agreement will preserve this national asset and will enable commercial operations at Kennedy," he said. "We continue to enable commercial operations from the Cape, allowing them to use national assets that would otherwise sit empty and decay."[/INDENT] The value of the lease is not disclosed, but it's clear at least that yes, the property [I]is[/I] under a lease agreement, which requires consideration in both directions to be valid (as is the case with all contracts). It seems like I also read somewhere that such launches do require reimbursement to the Air Force for its costs (monitoring the launch range, etc.0, but I don't recall anything about NASA, and I could be completely misremembering anyway. [/QUOTE]
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