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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana, met with representatives of PaR Systems Inc. NASA recently established a partnership agreement with PaR to operate of the Hangar N facility and its nondestructive testing equipment. Participating were, from the left, Cliff Hausmann, Technical Integration manager in NASA's Program Control and Integration Office, Amy Houts-Gilfriche, Partnership Development manager in NASA's Center Planning and Development Directorate, Scott Colloredo of NASA's Systems Engineering and Integration Division, Tom Engler, deputy director of Center Planning and Development, Brian Behm, president of the Robotics Division of PaR Systems, Tony Corak, manager, of Non-destructive Testing Services for PaR Systems, Dale Ketcham of Space Florida, and Robert Salonen, director of Business Development for the Economic Development Commission of Florida's Space Coast. As the spaceport transitions from a historically government-only launch facility to a multiuser spaceport for both federal and commercial customers, partnerships with other organizations will be a key element in that effort. Hangar N is located at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station adjacent to Kennedy. The facility's unique inventory of nondestructive test and evaluation NDE equipment and the capability for current and future mission spaceflight support was an asset NASA wanted to retain. Photo credit: NASA_Jim Grossmann