WASHINGTON — Legislation introduced in Congress Feb. 28 would give spaceports the same ability as airports and seaports to issue tax-exempt bonds. The Secure U.S. Leadership in Space Act of 2024, introduced simultaneously in the House and Senate, would amend the Internal Revenue Code to allow spaceports to issue tax-exempt […]
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ORLANDO, Fla. — With congestion growing at the nation’s major launch sites in California and Florida, operators of inland spaceports are seeking creative ways to host orbital launches. The number of commercial launches licensed by the Federal Aviation Administration more than tripled between fiscal year 2020, with 31 licensed launches, […]
For the last twenty years, social science has partnered with the life sciences to understand the societal and ethical impact of innovation in biotech, genomics, and synthetic biology — but we have not seen this happen with the space sector. In this piece, we set out what social science can […]
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The governments of Australia and the United States have signed an agreement that could allow American rockets to launch from Australian spaceports, although it is unclear how much demand there is for them. The U.S. State Department announced Oct. 26 that the two countries signed a technology […]
WASHINGTON — The need to modernize U.S. spaceports has been discussed for years, but major upgrades have yet to materialize. With $1.3 billion in projected funding for spaceport improvements, the Space Force is now trying to move these plans forward, identifying the most critical areas needing attention in the near-term. […]
Cosmic Girl and LauncherOne Virgin Orbit Virgin Orbit, a space start-up founded by UK entrepreneur Richard Branson, has been shut down. Here’s what you need to know. Why has Virgin Orbit shut down? The firm’s troubles began with a failed mission in January, which was due to be the first-ever […]
Dr. Greg Autry is a professor of Space Leadership at the Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University. Bryce Kennedy is a space law attorney and president of the Association of Commercial Space Professionals. In a recent article, “Cape Congestion: World’s busiest spaceport stretched to its limits” (Jeff […]
Britain has officially joined the space race. Although the first ever orbital launch from UK soil ended in failure earlier this month, Virgin Orbit’s operations at Spaceport Cornwall are still up and running. What the company now has to do is establish exactly why its rocket didn’t reach orbit, as […]