In 1995 The SSI Commercial Spaceport became a reality when the U.S. Air Force awarded a 25 year lease which included a payload processing facility and more than 100 acres of land for commercial launch facility construction.

  SSI Commercial Spaceport Site - This image is an aerial view of the surrounding area and coastline, which depicts the SSI Commercial Spaceport as viewed from the south west looking toward Space Launch Complex 6 (SLC-6). SLC-8 is located just southwest of SLC-6 next to the evaporation ponds.

Integrated Processing Facility (IPF)

The Integrated Processing Facility was built for the Space Shuttle Program at a cost in excess of $300M. The building was designed to process three shuttle-class payloads simultaneously. Today, payload processing activities are occurring on a regular basis. The IPF can also support booster processing and administrative activities.

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SSI Commercial Launch Facility (CLF) at Space Launch Complex 8 (SLC-8)

The CLF has been constructed to provide a clean pad approach that is highly flexible, with a capability to accommodate multiple launch vehicle configurations.  Currently the CLF is configured to support solid propellant vehicles. 

The CLF can accommodate a wide variety of launch vehicles including MMII and Castor 120 based vehicles, through Delta II class.