spaceport

noun

space·​port ˈspās-ˌpȯrt How to pronounce spaceport (audio)
: an installation for testing and launching spacecraft

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In 2021, Turkey unveiled a 10-year space road map that includes plans for missions to the moon, establishing a spaceport, and developing advanced satellite systems. Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2025 The second site, located in the northern city of Semnan, the Imam Khomeini Spaceport – Iran’s first spaceport – made international headlines just last month when Tehran launched its heaviest-ever rocket into space carrying a payload of roughly 660 pounds, relying on a liquid propellant. Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 31 Jan. 2025 Following those tasks, the crew module will be shipped to ISRO's spaceport in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, where it will be integrated with the orbital module, the statement says. Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 27 Jan. 2025 The German rocket startup Isar Aerospace is scheduled to launch its first Spectrum rocket from the Norwegian spaceport as soon as this year. Ars Technica, 24 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for spaceport 

Word History

First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of spaceport was in 1930

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“Spaceport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spaceport. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.

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spaceport

noun
space·​port ˈspā-ˌspō(ə)rt How to pronounce spaceport (audio)
-ˌspȯ(ə)rt
: a place for testing and launching spacecraft

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