Spaceports are facilities used to launch, and in some cases land, spacecraft. Spaceports are similar to airports and seaports but have some unique features and requirements. They have to be able to support the assembly and launch of large, powerful...

In years past, ships about to sail gathered in port to be fitted and take on their crew and provisions for voyages of exploration or commerce. Today's space-ports have facilities to perform many of these same functions. Of course, launch...

A spaceport or space launch facility is a site for launching spacecraft, by analogy with seaport for ships or airport for aircraft. In rocketry, major spaceports (such as Cape Canaveral Air Force Station) often include more than one launch complex, each...

The Oklahoma Spaceport is ready to do business, officials with the Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority (OSIDA) said Wednesday. With a one-time appropriation of $2 million from the Legislature this year, along with a grant of nearly $131,000 from the Federal Aviation Administration,...

There's been no word yet from government officials about getting more funding this year for the Oklahoma Spaceport, Bill Khourie, executive director of the Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority, said Friday. I've not heard about any meetings, said Khourie, a week after OSIDA...

A rocket carrying satellites for the Air Force and NASA is set to blast off Monday from the Virginia shore in the first launch from the mid-Atlantic region's commercial spaceport.The site is one of only six federally licensed launch centers in the nation.The Mid-Atlantic Regional...

The official outcome of a vote on a tax to pay for a tourism spaceport in southern New Mexico probably won't be known until Friday, but supporters of the project were already claiming victory.Residents of Dona Ana County voted Tuesday on whether to approve a...