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New spaceports require large amounts of land, take time to build, and are very expensive to set up.
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 11 Apr. 2026
The towers surrounding Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center are part of the spaceport’s protection against lightning strikes.
—Charlie Gile, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
Jobs and innovation were said to be benefits of the spaceport funding.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Unauthorized entry onto critical sites—such as spaceports or defense and tech facilities—had finally become a felony to be enforced.
—Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 11 Apr. 2026
The towers surrounding Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center are part of the spaceport’s protection against lightning strikes.
—Charlie Gile, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
Jobs and innovation were said to be benefits of the spaceport funding.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Unauthorized entry onto critical sites—such as spaceports or defense and tech facilities—had finally become a felony to be enforced.
—Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
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“Spaceport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spaceport. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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spaceport
noun
space·port
ˈspā-ˌspō(ə)rt 
-ˌspȯ(ə)rt
: a place for testing and launching spacecraft
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