Commercial Space And Airlines Debate Over Spaceport Needs

Bill Carey February 04, 2020
air traffic disruption chart
Air traffic disruption caused by commercial space launch windows is a major concern of the airline industry.
Credit: Congressional Research Service
How many commercial spaceports are needed in the U.S. to support what eventually could be a trillion-dollar global space economy, and how many are too many? During the recent FAA Commercial Space Transportation Conference, spaceport operators were asked how they would respond to critics who say...
Bill Carey

Bill covers business aviation and advanced air mobility for Aviation Week Network. A former newspaper reporter, he has also covered the airline industry, military aviation, commercial space and uncrewed aircraft systems. He is the author of 'Enter The Drones, The FAA and UAVs in America,' published in 2016.

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