Spaceport Integration

Vision

• Driving efficiencies for the spaceport today and paving the path to an optimized spaceport of tomorrow.

Mission

• The SLD 45 Spaceport Integration (SI) office enables efficient utilization of the spaceport's finite resources through the execution of 24/7 scheduling and de-confliction between ground and sea logistics and support activities at CCSFS while also serving as an interface for collaborative de-confliction for all mission partners.​

Leadership & Organizational Structure

• Chief of Spaceport Integration: Lt Col Andrew Compton
• Key Leadership Positions:
  • Director of Operations: Maj Jacob Nicholson
  • IMA to the Chief of Spaceport Integration: Capt Ahmed Said
  • NEMCON Contract Manager / Flight Chief: TSgt Tyler Whitmore
  • Director of Spaceport Logistics: Mr. Shawn Walleck
  • Director of Spaceport Sustainability: Mr. Jason King
  • Director of Integrated Operations: Mr. Daniel Carino

Mission Snapshot:

• Core metrics:
  • Supports all mission partners at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
    • Includes 14 space organizations and 40 total mission partners
  • Primary Cape logistics coordinator/scheduler for more than 2,700 annual oversize transports, including new and reusable launch vehicle architecture.
  • Plans and organizes transport and traffic control measures for more than 30,000 annual construction vehicles to support construction of launch complexes and other projects across the installation.
  • Processes and adjudicates more than 500 annual waiver requests to maximize spaceport capacity and enable 24/7 operations.
  • Planning/Scheduling support for transient military operator training.
  • Hosts weekly operational sync with 200+ attendees for all CCSFS mission partners.
  • Manage CCSFS Ground Transport Control Office (GTCO) for scheduling and deconfliction of oversized transports.
  • Primary Cape Communication Interface:

• Cape Daily Bulletin
• Cape Status weekly meeting,
• Installation Special Access
  • Escort access
  • Hosted Launch Viewing

• • Contract Management/Oversight for joint USSF & NASA $332M Occupational Health & Safety contract 

Highlights & Achievements

• Notable accomplishments, recent successful missions, awards, milestones, or innovations.
  • Successful transport of Blue Origin’s 1^st recovered flight-proven first stage booster (GS-1) from Port Canaveral to Launch Complex 36
  • Developed pathfinder scheduling and workload management tool for Wharf and Ground Transportation.
  • Dragon capsule recovery for government and commercial mission partners from 2023 – early 2025
  • SLD 45 Delta Staff Agency Team of Year 2024
  • SLD 45 NCO of 2Q 2025

Contact & Additional Resources

• Contact Information: Spaceport Integration, (321) 853-3900
• Current as of December 2025

Unit relevance:

• History: Origins date to February 1968, Command Office, Cape Kennedy Air Force Station, later becoming Detachment 1 of Space Launch Delta 45.  Organization redesignated Spaceport Integration July 2022.