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A spaceport or cosmodrome (Russian: космодром) is a site for launching (or receiving) spacecraft, by analogy with seaport for ships or 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. However, rocket launch sites for purely sub-orbital flights are sometimes called spaceports. In recent years new and proposed sites for suborbital human flights have commonly been named spaceports. Space stations are sometimes called spaceports, in particular if intended as a base for further journeys. The term rocket launch site is used for any facility from which rockets are launched. It may contain one or more launch pads or suitable sites to mount a transportable launch pad. It is surrounded with large safety area named rocket range or missile range. The range includes the area over which launched rockets are expected to fly, and within which some components of the rockets may land. Tracking stations, vessels, and aircraft are often located in the range to assess the progress of the launches. Major spaceports often include more than one launch complex, which can be well-separated (for safety reasons) rocket launch sites adapted for different types of launch vehicles. For launch vehicles with liquid propellant, suitable storage facilities and, in some cases, production facilities are necessary. On-site processing facilities for solid propellants are also common. A spaceport can also include runways for takeoff and landing of spacecraft equipped with wings. From Wikipedia under the
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unknown 2009-04-09 12:00:00 The other two . spaceports. Virgin Galactic will use are California's Mojave air and . spaceport. , where Scaled Composites is developing the spaceline's two vehicles, SpaceShip Two and WhiteKnight Two, and . Spaceport. Sweden. ... Virginia Spaceport - Budget Boost
unknown 2009-03-02 02:30:00 Kennedy notes in his blog that the Federal Aviation Administration recently noted Virginia as an Agent of Change demonstrated by the level of legislative support provided the Mid-Atlantic Regional . Spaceport. Accomack County is now ... Gizmodo - Virgin Galactic's Spaceport America Gets FAA Green Light ...
John Mahoney 2008-12-18 19:00:00 It becomes less and less a future fever dream every day: . Spaceport. America in Las Cruces, NM, Virgin Galactic's future home, has gotten FAA approval to begin construction. From Google Blog Search: "Spaceport" Former Virginia House of Delegates and Candidate for Governor
Washington Post, United States Virginia: The Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on the Eastern Shore of Virginia will soon be launching re-supply to the orbiting space station as the space shuttle is retired. The Virginia-owned Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport is an important state ... NASA Nanosatellite To Study Antifungal Drug Effectiveness In Space
Science Daily (press release) The Minotaur 1 rocket is on the launch pad at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility and the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport located at Wallops Island, Va. The Wallops range is conducting final checkouts. The US Air Force has announced that the rocket could ... Model of space crew module ready
Hindu, India The facilities at the spaceport at Sriharikota and ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Centre (ISTRAC), Bangalore, will be used for the MCC. A new launch pad it will be the third will be built at Sriharikota with facilities to take the astronauts ... From Google News Search: "Spaceport" american spaceport 2 48 jpg
354px x 425px | 22.40kB [source page] has been selected from amongst an international field of eleven firms The 100 000 square foot 9 290 square meters facility will be the world s first purpose built commercial spaceport The whole project is expected to cost $31 million The American Spaceport will have enough space to accommodate two White Knight Two carrier aircraft and five SpaceShipTwo spaceliners The spaceport jpg
139px x 230px | 57.10kB [source page] Links Du Jour 07 18 06 July 17 2006 Brand Naming Virgin Galactic Launches From Spaceport America As you may be aware by now a sight in New Mexico that will be used for launching sub orbital flights changed their name from Southwest Regional Spaceport to Spaceport America Sounds like a From Yahoo Image Search: "Spaceport" |








