KSC Contact: Bruce Buckingham
45th Space Wing Contact: Lt. Col. Tony Cherney
KSC Release No. 53 – 00
Another milestone was reached today towards planning for the Cape
Canaveral Spaceport when Roy Bridges, director of Kennedy Space Center and
Brig. Gen. Donald P. Pettit, commander of the 45th Space Wing signed an
interagency agreement that established the Joint Planning and Customer
Service (JPCS) office.
The agreement brings together an integrated staff from the 45th Space
Wing and KSC into a single office to represent both agencies at the
Spaceport. The principal missions of the JPCS are to eliminate bureaucracy,
serve as a “one-stop shop” for new customers of the two federal agencies and
to continue to expand the Air Force/NASA partnership.
“Our goals are simple: To make things easier for our customers to
operate here and to plan together for the future. This office will offer
personalized service and will be the first place all new customers come to
initiate a business relationship with the Air Force and NASA,” said Pettit.
The JPCS is also designed to facilitate inter-agency planning activities
between the 45th Space Wing and KSC.
“We’re continuing to widen the bridge over the river between NASA and
the Air Force at the Cape,” said Bridges. “This is another major step
towards streamlining and integrating our operations where possible and
becoming more customer friendly.”
Pettit added, “One more giant step towards ensuring the next 50 years
of progress from the Cape is as dynamic as the first 50.”
Patrick AFB will be the temporary location of the JPCSO. It will be
relocated to Cape Canaveral AFS once a permanent office site is determined.
Mr. Rick Blucker, director of the 45th Space Wing Plans and Programs Office,
will be dual-hatted. He’ll also serve as director of the JPSC staff.
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