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spaceport

American  
[speys-pawrt, -pohrt] / ˈspeɪsˌpɔrt, -ˌpoʊrt /

noun

  1. a site at which spacecraft are tested, launched, sheltered, maintained, etc.

spaceport British  
/ ˈspeɪsˌpɔːt /

noun

  1. a base equipped to launch, maintain, and test spacecraft

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Etymology

Origin of spaceport

First recorded in 1950–55; space + port 1

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When operational, the spaceport is expected to launch up to 30 rockets per year.

From BBC

The license will allow the firm to launch and operate its suborbital rocket Skylark L from the spaceport.

From BBC

He added: "I'm very proud that Scotland is at the forefront of such pioneering technology and I look forward to blast off from SaxaVord Spaceport in Shetland."

From BBC

The SaxaVord Spaceport is a former RAF radar station.

From BBC

"Tunnels would really open up this island for businesses," says Elizabeth Johnson, external affairs manager of Saxavord Spaceport on Unst.

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