spaceport

noun

space·​port ˈspās-ˌpȯrt 

: an installation for testing and launching spacecraft

Examples of spaceport in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The government is looking for ideas on how to ease congestion at the nation’s spaceports while also developing additional launch sites to make the country’s space transport infrastructure more resilient to potential attack. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2026

While Texas’ southernmost tip has been the main stage for every Starship test flight thus far, SpaceX has plans to move some flights to Florida — home to America’s busiest spaceport. — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 16 July 2026

The spacefarers will be aboard the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft, which will be launched to orbit from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, a spaceport that Russia's space agency Roscosmos operates within Kazakhstan. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 14 July 2026

Olsen of Andøya Space says there is enough demand for continental European orbital launches to justify more than one spaceport. — Gerry Doyle, Fortune, 13 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for spaceport

• heliport
• nonsupport
• reexport
• teleport
• ultrashort
• abort
• airport
• alport
• athwart
• carport
• comport
• consort

Kids Definition

spaceport

noun

space·​port ˈspā-ˌspō(ə)rt 

-ˌspȯ(ə)rt

: a place for testing and launching spacecraft