How would you like to be the guy protecting the Space Shuttle and NASA’s employees and facilities? Talk about a big responsibility? lol
I tell yah, contractors just don’t get any respect these days, yet we are used to protect this country’s space program. Not to mention all the nuclear facilities that contractors are tasked with protecting….
Or for that matter, how about all of the protection specialists out there that protect Fortune 500 CEO’s, politicians, dignitaries, and celebrities here in the US or in war zones and third world countries? It really is impressive when you think about how much security stuff is contracted out. Security contractors and the companies they work for are doing incredible things out there, and Space Gateway Support along with KSC SWAT is one of them. Check it out. –Matt
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Space Gateway Support
PROTECTIVE SERVICES
Protective Services encompasses Security, Fire, Emergency Response, and Command and Control. We protect Spaceport assets while our firefighters, emergency services and communication personnel stand trained and ready to respond.
We provide all police functions; SWAT coverage for elevated security and protection of astronaut crews and space hardware; K-9 narcotics and bomb detection; resource protection; and investigations and industrial security. We operate the only NASA federal law enforcement academy in the United States.