Posted on January 18, 2010, at 10:02 am .
Artist Impression of Virgin Galactic's WhiteKnightTwo/SpaceShipOne over Spaceport America in New Mexico.
In The Space Review this week:
Jeff Foust examines whether the supply of spaceports is outstripping the number of space planes.
Foust looks at the relationship between science and human spaceflight on the eve of the Obama Administration’s release of a new space policy.
Taylor Dinerman examines the role space assets can play in missile defense.
John K. Strickland, Jr. responds to a recent Dwayne A. Day essay that criticized space advocates for being obsessed with specific space technologies.
Posted on January 15, 2010, at 10:26 am .
State considers making Columbus primary spaceport
TheRepublic.com
Columbus is being considered as the state’s primary port to space under an Indiana House bill that would approve tax incentives for space-technology businesses.
Continue reading ‘Indiana Developing Spaceport’
Posted on January 12, 2010, at 10:01 am .
Florida airport gets commercial spaceport license
Reuters
The sky’s no longer the limit for Cecil Field airport in Jacksonville, Florida.
The airport was awarded a federal license on Monday to fly commercial space vehicles being designed to ferry tourists, researchers and others beyond Earth’s atmosphere.
Continue reading ‘Cecil Field Gets Spaceport License, Now Needs Spaceships’
Posted on November 23, 2009, at 10:27 am .
CSF PRESS RELEASE
Washington, D.C., November 23, 2009 – The Commercial Spaceflight Federation is pleased to announce the creation and initial membership of the Spaceports Council, composed of spaceports worldwide who seek to cooperate on issues of common interest such as airspace access, legal and regulatory frameworks, infrastructure, international policy migration, liability, and voluntary common operating standards.
Continue reading ‘Commercial Spaceflight Federation Creates Spaceports Council’
Posted on November 8, 2009, at 2:48 pm .
XCOR's Lynx suborbital vehicle
FAA streamlines experimental space flight access
InfoWorld
The Federal Aviation Administration today said it would streamline the environmental review part of permit applications for the launch and/or reentry of reusable suborbital rockets to help bolster a fledgling commercial space market.
Continue reading ‘FAA Streamlines Environment Review for Commercial Spaceflight’
Posted on October 13, 2009, at 9:18 am .
Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Wallops Island, Virginia
Meeting to focus on long-term Wallops vision
Delmarvanow.com
A diverse group of politicians, professors and aerospace industry representatives is meeting Wednesday in Richmond to formulate a long-term vision for Wallops’ space complex.
A draft version of that vision includes the idea that it will become “the aerospace provider of choice for the Northeast region.”
Continue reading ‘Look Out Cape Canaveral! Here Comes Wallops’
Posted on September 30, 2009, at 11:47 am .
The Commercial Spaceflight Federation is calling upon Congress and the Obama Administration to provide federal funding to the nation’s spaceports under an unfunded 1993 law:
Unlike airports, commercial spaceports currently have no opportunity to apply for federal matching dollars for infrastructure to support operations and protect public safety. In the 1993 NASA Authorization Act (Public Law No. 102-588), Congress authorized a new program to support commercial space transportation facilities, but no funding has been appropriated to date.
Continue reading ‘CSF to Congress: Fund Program for Spaceport Improvements’
Posted on September 14, 2009, at 4:41 pm .
China breaks ground on space launch center
Associated Press
China broke ground on its fourth space center Monday, highlighting the country’s soaring space ambitions six years after it sent its first man into orbit.
The space port on the southern island province of Hainan incorporates a launch site and mission control center for slinging the country’s massive new rockets into space carrying satellites and components for a future space station and deep space exploration.
Continue reading ‘China Breaks Ground on Hainan Spaceport’
Posted on June 12, 2009, at 2:15 pm .
Space Dreams
The Korea Times
South Korea has emerged as the world’s 13th country to operate a space center. The nation opened its first such center Thursday to place satellites in orbit and develop its own rocket technology. The opening has laid the ground for Korea’s joining in the space race with advanced countries such as the U.S., Russia and Japan.
Continue reading ‘South Korea Joins the Space Race with Russia’s Help’
Posted on May 15, 2009, at 9:28 pm .
Organizers unveil Spaceport Sheboygan strategic plan
Sheboygan Press
A vision of Spaceport Sheboygan as the Midwest’s hub for aerospace development, education and — eventually — travel was unveiled Friday by the task force organized to pilot the ideas to touch down.
Continue reading ‘Wisconsin Aims to Create Spaceport Sheboygan’
