The decision to build a spaceport follows a two-year government review looking at the job-creating potential of commercial spaceflight. It concluded that a spaceport would be an essential hub for a host of space-related markets, from tourism to satellite launches, offering many employment opportunities.
Meanwhile here in the U.S.
On 9 July, the US Federal Aviation Administration completed an extensive environmental audit of the impact of the proposed launch complex – and gave SpaceX the go-ahead for it. Such audits are not trivial: they are a serious, gruelling business that can cause a proposal to be reject for a number of reasons. For instance, an airport's application to the FAA to host future Xcor launches has been stymied by worries that sonic booms from rocket motors might interfere with the mating rituals of prairie chickens......SMH
http://www.newscientist.com/article...-plan-to-launch-spaceplanes.html#.U8bPCZUg_RY
Meanwhile here in the U.S.
On 9 July, the US Federal Aviation Administration completed an extensive environmental audit of the impact of the proposed launch complex – and gave SpaceX the go-ahead for it. Such audits are not trivial: they are a serious, gruelling business that can cause a proposal to be reject for a number of reasons. For instance, an airport's application to the FAA to host future Xcor launches has been stymied by worries that sonic booms from rocket motors might interfere with the mating rituals of prairie chickens......SMH
http://www.newscientist.com/article...-plan-to-launch-spaceplanes.html#.U8bPCZUg_RY
