Federal Spaceports Infrastructure and Status
SPACEPORT LOCATION OWNER/OPERATOR LAUNCH INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT STATUS
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS)Cape Canaveral, FloridaU.S. Air ForceTelemetry and tracking facilities, jet and Shuttle capable runways, launch pads, hangar, vertical processing facilities, and assembly building.Site is operational.
California SpaceportCalifornia, near MojaveU.S. Air ForceTelemetry and tracking facilities, jet and Shuttle capable runways, reentry corridors, operations control center, movable hangar, fuel tanks, and water tower.Site is operational.
Kennedy Space CenterCape Canaveral, FloridaNASALaunch pads, supporting Space Shuttle operations, the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), and the Shuttle Landing Facility.Environmental assessment underway for the utilization of the Shuttle Landing Facility for commercial suborbital and orbital spaceflight, special purpose aviation, and other compatible uses.
Reagan Test SiteKwajalein Island, Republic of the Marshall IslandsU.S. ArmyTelemetry and tracking facilities, range safety systems, runway, and control center.Site is operational. New launch pad on Omelek Island completed in 2006.
Vandenberg AFBVandenberg AFB, CaliforniaU.S. Air ForceLaunch pads, vehicle assembly and processing buildings, payload processing facilities, telemetry and tracking facilities, control center engineering, user office space, and Shuttle-capable runways.Site is operational.


Proposed Non-federal Spaceports Infrastructure and Status
SPACEPORT LOCATION OWNER/OPERATOR LAUNCH INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT STATUS
Cecil Field Spaceport Jacksonville, Florida Jacksonville Aviation Authority One 3,810 x 60-m (12,500 x 200-ft) runway, three 2,440-m (8,000-ft) runways, 175 buildings totaling 270,000-m2 (2.9 million-ft2), 8 aircraft hangars, operating air traffic control tower, warehouse, industrial and general use space totaling more than 40,000-m2 (425,000-ft2) and general office and support facilities of over 21,000-m2 (225,000-ft2). An environmental assessment for spaceport operations is in process with a final draft expected at the end of January 2007.
Chugwater Spaceport Platte County, WyomingFrontier Astronautics No complete infrastructure at this time. Three launch pads and a 2,225,000-n (500,000-ft?lbf) flame trench are being refurbished. Environmental assessment for site approval is in progress.
Gulf Coast Regional SpaceportBrazoria County, Texas To be determined Road, suborbital launch platform, and launch control facility. The Gulf Coast Regional Spaceport Development Corporation has proposed constructing a spaceport in Brazoria County, Texas, 80-km (50-mi) south of Houston. FAA suborbital launch site licensing process is underway.
South Texas Spaceport Willacy County, Texas Willacy County Development Corporation for Spaceport Facilities Road, as an extension to the road to the airport, 6-in water line with fire hydrant, 18 x 25 x 5-m (60 x 80 x16- ft) metal building with concrete slab. The final Texas Spaceport site has been selected, and it is in Port Mansfield, near Charles R. Johnson Airport. Suborbital rockets have been launched near the proposed site.
Spaceport Alabama Baldwin County, Alabama To be determined No infrastructure at this time. The master plan Phase 1 has been completed and Phase 2 is under development. The Spaceport Alabama master plan is expected to be completed by the end of 2007. While no land has been acquired for Spaceport Alabama, a green field site is under consideration in Baldwin County, across the bay from the city of Mobile.
Spaceport America Upham, New Mexico New Mexico Spaceport Authority Temporary infrastructure, including a launch pad, weather station, rocket motor storage facilities and trailers Plans for this site include a spaceport central control facility, an airfield, a maintenance and integration facility, a launch and recovery complex, a flight operations control center, and a cryogenic plant. Construction to begin in third quarter of 2007. Environmental and business development studies conducted. First launch took place in September 2006.
Spaceport Sheboygan Sheboygan, Wisconsin Owner: City of Sheboygan; Operator: Rockets for Schools A vertical pad for suborbital launches in addition to portable launch facilities, such as mission control. Plans for developing additional launch infrastructure are ongoing and include creation of a development plan that includes support for orbital RLV operations. Wisconsin Aerospace Authority legislation was signed into law in 2006
Spaceport Washington Grant County International Airport, Washington Port of Moses Lake 4,100-m (13,452-ft) main runway and a 3,200-m (10,500-ft) crosswind runway. A 12,100 ha (30,000-a) potential vertical launch site has been identified. An Aerospace Overlay Zone has also been established in the Grant County Unified Development Code. The site is certified as an emergency-landing site for the Space Shuttle. Additional infrastructure development is pending launch customers and market responses.
West Texas Spaceport Pecos County, Texas Pecos County/West Texas Spaceport Development Corporation Greasewood site has an air conditioned control center, an industrial strength concrete pad, and a 30 x 30-m (100 x 100-ft) scraped and level staging area. Broadband Internet on site, controlled fencedaccess, and a 1,295-km2 (500 mi2) recovery area. Airport has 5 runways (2,286 x 30-m, or 7,500 x 100-ft) with hangar space. Development plan approved by State of Texas in 2005. State has provided $175,000 in 2005 for planning studies. Future infrastructure plans include 1,070-m (3,500-ft) runway, static engine testing facility, and balloon hangar.