Another Spaceport Approved
Department:
The Future in Space
Teaser:
The Federal Aviation Administration has approved an airfield near Jacksonville, Florida for suborbital spaceflights by Virgin Galactic. Note that Spaceport America in New Mexico has already been approved for such flights.
Source:
SPACE.com Download time: Jan 18 2010 9:09 AM ET
The first wealthy tourists rocketing into space from Florida may start their trips in Jacksonville, not the Space Coast.
The Federal Aviation Authority last week approved Cecil Field, a former naval air station about 25 miles southwest of the city's downtown, as a spaceport for commercial launches of spacecraft like Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo.
"We're extremely excited and very much looking to the future to work with potential operators," said Todd Lindner of the Jacksonville Aviation Authority.…
Also see this article in The Space Review on spaceport development.
