Posted on July 3, 2012, at 12:05 pm .
Rod Castro
DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. (Embry-Riddle PR) – The development of Embry-Riddle’s 90-acre Aerospace Research and Technology Park in Daytona Beach has gained new impetus with the hiring of Dr. Rod Casto associate vice president for research and innovation.
Casto most recently held that same title at the University of South Florida (USF), Tampa, as well as serving as the executive director of the USF Research Foundation Inc. After joining USF in 2003, he transformed school land into a 115-acre research park that successfully attracted several high-tech growth industries. In addition, Casto helped start the Tampa Bay Technology Incubator, creating more than 100 new high-tech businesses.
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Posted on November 30, 2009, at 6:00 am .
EMBRY-RIDDLE PRESS RELEASE
November 2, 2009
The Space Shuttle’s fast-approaching retirement is opening up new opportunities for commercial space transportation, and Embry-Riddle is making strides to support the industry’s growth under a new collaboration with the FAA’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation. A new agreement with the agency identifies five space transportation topics that can be supported by Embry-Riddle faculty and student researchers:
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Posted on April 17, 2009, at 6:30 pm .
The Florida House gave overwhelming approval late Thursday to a bill creating an institute that would coordinate space-transportation-related research and development and be led by Daytona-based Embry-Riddle.
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Posted on March 26, 2009, at 8:53 am .
Florida Space Transportation Institute Bill Passes Council
Aero-News.Net
The Florida House Economic Development and Community Affairs Policy Council unanimously passed this week a bill to help keep Florida at the forefront of cutting edge space technology. That bill is co-sponsored by State Representative Dorothy L. Hukill (R-Port Orange) and Senator Evelyn Lynn (R-District 7).
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Posted on March 6, 2009, at 7:46 pm .
Space Coast jobs after shuttle might look to University initiative
Orlando Sentinel
The Brevard Workforce Development Board announced on Friday that it plans to work with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and its Space Transportation Research & Development Institute (STRDI) to explore employment alternatives to NASA and the Air Force for Space Coast workers facing job losses when the shuttle retires next year….
Among the handful of space bills under consideration in Tallahassee, it looks like STRDI is most popular and best positioned to move forward, with a total of 26 legislators putting their names on the bill as sponsors.
Posted on March 4, 2009, at 9:07 pm .
Embry-Riddle Press Release
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University today announced it is gaining support for a multi-university Space Transportation Research & Development Institute (STRDI) as space industry leaders gather in Tallahassee for Florida Space Day today.
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Posted on February 15, 2009, at 4:45 pm .
On the heels of a critical legislative audit questioning its effectiveness, embattled Space Florida has been hit again with an investigation by the Orlando Sentinel that has revealed some not-very-complimentary facts about the agency chartered to promote the state’s aerospace interests.
The results are not pretty. Documents indicate that the agency is a sleazy, ineffective organization that has done little to attract jobs and investment while alienating some of the very companies it is designed to help.
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