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  • noun Plural form of spaceport.

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Examples

  • The problem with spaceports is that they’re normally crawling with the lowest life in the quadrant.

    BAR FIGHT • by Crystalwizard 2009

  • Over the last 20 years, AST has issued licenses for over 170 launches and has also licensed the operation of six "spaceports" throughout the country to conduct commercial space launches.

    COTS Commercial Cargo Winners: Orbital and SpaceX - NASA Watch 2008

  • Virgin Galactic, has selected two 'spaceports', from where tourists will be able to launch into space.

    The Local - Sweden's news in English 2009

  • Get ready to hear more about "spaceports" in the near future.

    Ars Technica 2009

  • In fact, when discussing the future of the airport it is now appropriate to consider both conventional air travel hubs we are familiar with, as well as the imminent 'spaceports'.

    TechNudge 2008

  • But other states say they will have the upper hand in drawing tourists, because their spaceports are more accessible.

    Slow Liftoff for Space Tours Stephanie Simon 2011

  • They could also aid states in developing tax incentives for establishing spaceports utilizing suborbital flights.

    How Best to Access the ISS-and LEO? - NASA Watch 2009

  • Commercial spaceports are sprouting from Upham, N.M., to Kodiak, Alaska.

    Space tourism travel comes closer to fruition 2011

  • XCOR Aerospace, a start-up that aims to be the low-fare leader in space tourism, plans to launch its rocket-powered flights from spaceports under development in South Korea and the Caribbean island of Curacao, as well as its home base of Mojave, Calif.

    Slow Liftoff for Space Tours Stephanie Simon 2011

  • Skeptics aren't sure there will be enough business to sustain all the spaceports.

    Slow Liftoff for Space Tours Stephanie Simon 2011

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