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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana, left, joins Mike Aller, executive director of the Space Coast Energy Consortium, in signing a Space Act Agreement to help transition the Kennedy Space Center from a historically government-only launch facility to a multiuser spaceport. The partnership defines how the space agency will serve both government and commercial renewable energy initiatives. Looking on, from the left, are Scott Lewit, chairman of the SCEC’s board of directors, Bennett Boucher, SCEC board member, and Rodger Rees, SCEC chief financial officer. The Cape Canaveral-based energy consortium is an industry-led nonprofit association created to identify and create innovative energy opportunities for the Space Coast and Florida. The organization was formed by community and industry leaders to assist with the post-space shuttle transition by building networks among local businesses with resources across the country. Photo credit: NASA_Jim Grossmann