Colorado gets a space port

Started by Legend, Sep 06, 2018, 12:24 AM

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It's a regular local airport that now has government approval to handle space planes as well. These have become somewhat popular (this is the 10th) but they never actually end up being used. Hardly any companies have space planes ready for testing.

Maybe I'm a bit biased, but this one might end up being more successful than the rest. Colorado is already full of aerospace companies and this space port is already home to the test facilities for the sabre rocket engine. Also the space port is at a higher elevation so certain rocket ships would increase their payload by launching here. Finally, this space port is next door to Denver International Airport. It's way more accessible than other space ports and with connecting flights could service most of middle America if this mode of transport becomes popular.

Plus it makes it ever so slightly more realistic for SpaceX to build a BFR E2E pad here so that's cool.