Spaceport America has a rocket friendly environment of 6,000 square miles of restricted airspace, low population density, a 12,000 feet x 200 feet (3658 m x 61 m) runway, vertical launch complexes, and about 340 days of sunshine — and much more.

A spaceport or cosmodrome is a site for launching or receiving spacecraft, by analogy to a seaport for ships or an airport for aircraft. The word spaceport, and even more so cosmodrome, has traditionally been used for sites capable of launching spacecraft into orbit around Earth or on interplanetary trajectories. [1]

2022年10月12日 · Recognizing the importance of space for U.S. economic strength and national security, there is a need for a comprehensive national spaceport strategy to both maximize our space transportation capabilities and ensure our network’s resiliency.

2024年6月8日 · Spaceport America is a commercially licensed spaceport located on 18,000 acres in the Jornada del Muerto desert basin 20 miles southeast of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico and 45 miles north of Las Cruces, New Mexico.

2024年12月23日 · Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska Spotlight Handout. The Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska (PSCA) on Kodiak Island provides responsive, flexible, and low-cost access to space for small and light-lift vertical rockets and stratospheric balloons.

Spaceport America, formerly the Southwest Regional Spaceport, is an FAA-licensed spaceport located on 18,000 acres (7,300 ha) of State Trust Land in the Jornada del Muerto desert basin 45 miles (72 km) north of Las Cruces, New Mexico, and 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Truth or Consequences. [1] With Virgin Galactic's launch of the VSS Unity, with three people aboard, …

2022年10月18日 · Europe’s Spaceport has been operating in French Guiana since 1968. Low altitude launch locations near the equator are the most desirable, as far less energy is required to take a spacecraft from surface level to an equatorial, geostationary orbit.

Houston Spaceport: Houston TX: USA: Kennedy Space Center: Merritt Island FL: USA: Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport : Wallops Island VA: USA: Midland Air & Space Port: Midland TX: USA: Mojave Air and Space Port : Mojave CA: USA: Oklahoma Air & Space Port: Burns Flat OK: USA: Pacific Spaceport Complex : Kodiak Island AK: USA: Spaceport America : T ...

2024年8月12日 · The Global Spaceport Alliance (GSA) has the largest network of international spaceports in the world. GSA supports its members with events, funding initiatives, webinars, direct marketing and networking.

Spaceport America is the world's first purpose-built commercial Spaceport. Learn about us, review our mission, meet our team, board of directors, and tax ...