Spaceports Take Off
Published October 25, 2012 12:00 PM
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Updated March 31, 2017 1:56 PM
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Spaceport America, Truth or Consequences, N.M.
Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic hopes to lead the way to a thriving space tourism industry from this home base.
Mid-Atlantic Regional Space Port, Wallops Island, Va.
Orbital Sciences Corporation will use the MARS facility for testing before launching a supply mission to the International Space Station.
Kodiak Launch Complex, Kodiak Island, Alaska
Sitting on almost 4,000 acres of state-owned land, KLC was designed specifically for launches to polar orbits.
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
Spaceport Systems International operates te California Spaceport from Vandenberg under a lease agreement with the U.S. Air Force.
Cape Canaveral Spaceport, Cape Canaveral, Fla.
Cape Canaveral Spaceport, famous for its long association with NASA, is home to regular commercial space launches.
Mojave Air and Space Port, Mojave, Calif.
Mojave Air and Space Port is a hotbed of aviation testing and development, and hosted the first private spaceflight in 2004.
