CommercialUnderstanding the changes in United States Space Policy will be important to space operations in 2010 and beyond The latest changes in U.S. Space Policy will drive considerable adjustments to the way customers and the public view exploration in 2010 and beyond. The changes will ultimately create significant benefit for industry and educaction because it opens the door to access and reduces costs dramatically over time. In the past, space access has been determined by long waits for flights, high costs for vehicles and payload space limitations. Now, it's possible for researchers to fly with their experiments and that was rarely the case before. The "U.S. National Space Policy Comparison" document explains the changes and provides insight to the future of space access. By clicking on the link, you can download and read the document in its entirety.
SPI™ can offer customers reliable launch services for a variety of purposes. Our staff has over 20 years of launch experience covering a wide range of applications. The ability to get to an altitude representative of 1% of Earth’s atmosphere offers scientists, engineers, and designers unique insight regarding the performance of new and existing technology.
Our customers can now utilize near space to expand their operational effectiveness during training and prepare for the use of new technologies that will be deployed during disasters. Fire departments, police agencies, hospitals and even other air space management agencies can benefit from a unique training environment at SPI™.We can also bring together multiple agencies who want to test communications capabilities while at the same reducing the cost of moving people and resources around the country to achieve it.
Contact us about your testing or operational validation requirements and we can construct a test plan to meet your objectives and collect the data you need. Whether you’re a university, small business, large prime contractor or military, we can help. SPI utilizes the |
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The new Rocket Engine Validation and Evaluation Cell (REVEC) has been completed at Space Port Indiana™, Inc. This new cell can help customers test new engines (rocket and jet) prior to any flight time. Whether you choose to test to failure or sustained burn, we can help you gather data that will be crucial to certification or validation. The facility is large enough to accomodate up to 3000 pounds of rocket engine thrust in the vertical or horizontal position. This is a great test cell for booster, main and SRM testing. There is plenty of access for crews to layout support equipment and 6 acres of space for support vehicles. SPI staff can support you with data gathering with multiple sensors inputs. For more information contact SPI at 765 606 1512 or email 
The customers that launch with us can range from pharmaceutical companies to colleges and universities. There is a growing need to understand the effects of radiation, extreme cold, extreme temperature changes, and power requirements for technologies that will be used in near space. From the natural events like Katrina to the man made events like the war in Iraq we’ve created a new set of requirements to share data and cover greater area, sometimes in a very short time frame.
Commercial customers can test the effects of space on new circuit boards, battery systems, medications and wide range of other technologies for much less than comparable platforms that would reach the attitudes that we do. Pharmaceutical companies are working to understand bonding, power companies are looking at new battery technology and state agencies are looking at ways to better prepare for weather disasters and tackling terror threats. All of these applications can be tested utilizing our launch techniques, and in almost all cases achieve through our low cost pricing structure and very capable launch team.
