spaceport

noun

space·​port ˈspās-ˌpȯrt How to pronounce spaceport (audio)
: an installation for testing and launching spacecraft

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Rocket Lab plans to launch its Neutron medium-lift rocket from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) on Wallops Island, Virginia, a lower-traffic spaceport that’s surrounded by shallow channels and waterways. Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 25 July 2025 The state also has potential future spaceports from the Panhandle to the Keys. Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 July 2025 Joe Skipper | Reuters SpaceX has been granted permission by the Federal Aviation Administration to launch and land its massive Starship rockets and Super Heavy boosters up to 25 times per year from the company’s Starbase spaceport in Texas. Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 6 May 2025 In September of 2023 Presidents Kim Jong Un and Vladmir Putin met in Russia’s Vostochny Cosmodrome—a Russian spaceport. Natasha Lindstaedt, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for spaceport

Word History

First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of spaceport was in 1930

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“Spaceport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spaceport. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.

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spaceport

noun
space·​port ˈspā-ˌspō(ə)rt How to pronounce spaceport (audio)
-ˌspȯ(ə)rt
: a place for testing and launching spacecraft

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