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spaceport
[ speys-pawrt, -pohrt ]
noun
- a site at which spacecraft are tested, launched, sheltered, maintained, etc.
spaceport
/ ˈspeɪsˌpɔːt /
noun
- a base equipped to launch, maintain, and test spacecraft
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Word History and Origins
Origin of spaceport1
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Then there is the case of Spaceport America in New Mexico, near the small city of Truth & Consequences.
Building the Spaceport cost New Mexico taxpayers $212 million.
Musk is there, too, having taken a three-year lease at Spaceport for testing reusable rockets.
As a trade-off for those funds, Galactic is committed to creating a Spaceport in Abu Dhabi—a place that loves excess.
"Spaceport traffic control to Polaris," reported the traffic officer, his face in focus on the teleceiver screen.
I have permission for you to visit the city before we leave Council Spaceport.
"Spaceport traffic control to Connel," came a voice in reply over the audioceiver.
Harrison was vacationing and he viewed the emergency contact from Intersolar Spaceport with annoyance.
It was near midnight, and the sky over Nome Spaceport was bright with stars.
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