Growing South Carolina’s footprint in the new space economy
New Space Economy
CORE SC is putting a stake in the ground for growing a space-oriented economic development cluster in South Carolina. It’s not just about sending rockets to the moon. It’s also about supplying components, research, services and more both on land and in space.
Retain our students by expanding STEM degrees and careers
Attract highly skilled workers and their family to South Carolina
Encourage start-ups and small business in the space-oriented supply chain
Expand procurement opportunities with NASA
Facilitate STEM opportunities for South Carolina’s youth, especially those in under-served and rural regions of the state.
News
CORE SC will hold its next meeting of the Board of Directors on Tuesday, August 6, 2024 from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm via Microsoft Teams. Please let us know if you are interested in attending. Thank you.
The South Carolina Energy Office has several grants and programs of interest:
• SC Energy Office Mini-Grant. Updated items will be added to this site by July 1.
CORE SC awarded $350,000 in Cycle 2 advanced collaboration and advanced research projects to 6 teams in South Carolina.
The Keith Summey North Charleston Library has provided free food distributions to 97 people between June 2023 and March 2024 from its indoor hydroponic garden funded by CORE SC.
New to the College of Charleston! NASA’s Technology Transfer University! The T2U program connects universities with NASA-developed technology to give students the opportunity to work with federal government research and technology.
Catherine Hayes, CORE SC’s executive director, spoke with Mike Switzer from SCETV’s South Carolina Business Review.
CORE SC is excited to offer a variety of grant funding opportunities. This funding will be managed and administered through the South Carolina Space Grant Consortium and the NASA EPSCoR Program at the College of Charleston.
The South Carolina Aviation Association (SCAA) hosted it’s annual conference, Navigating the Future, February 15 – 17 at the Spartanburg Marriott in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Kevin Limehouse was invited to speak about CORE SC, our work with NASA, and our strong network of partnerships.
Meet Catherine Hayes, Industry Manager for the South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA). She serves on the CORE SC Board of Directors and is an active and valuable contributor to CORE SC’s initiatives.
Did you happen to notice 24 C-17s streaking across the skies on January 5? If so, you were witness to Joint Base Charleston’s “Mission Generation Exercises.” It also happened to be the largest C-17 formation flyover ever!
The CORE SC team created several working groups that advance CORE SC’s many activities. These working groups harness the strengths of each organization, capitalizing on their expertise and resources.
CORE SC was invited to be a panelist at the National Council of Space Grant Directors’ Southeast Fall 2022 meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
What does an 18-mile stretch of highway in rural Western Georgia have to do with South Carolina? As it turns out, plenty!
CORE SC had the privilege of hosting NASA, USDA, EPA, NSF, and SBA to share with them our projects, partners, and process. This four-day tour included visits throughout the state to HBCUs and technical colleges, economic development offices, airports, innovative industries.
When the team at CORE SC met Harold Singletary, there was little doubt we were in the presence of an charismatic leader who is eager to get things done. As a fifth-generation descendant of a freed slave and an accountant in a past life, Harold is putting his heritage and business experience to work.
What was one of your “life’s persistent questions” when you were in school? For Sam Norton, founder of Heron Farms located in downtown Charleston, it was: what if two of the 21st century’s largest problems, rising seawater levels and excess carbon dioxide, could be leveraged into next generation sustainable agriculture?
CORE SC takes the power of partnerships seriously. It’s where the magic happens. As it turns out, the State of South Carolina took notice of CORE SC’s model and awarded CORE SC with $1 Million to fund innovative and resilience projects throughout the State.
In a nutshell, CORE SC recognizes the State’s vulnerable communities and landscape. To that end, CORE SC focuses on implementing innovative best practices, feasible and deployable research and development, and economic development.
PARTNERS
CORE SC’s motto is “Better Together.” This work isn’t possible without our multi-sector partners participating in our working groups, projects, grant opportunities, and board of directors.
Meet the organizations that make CORE SC’s work possible.