spaceport

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The spacecraft achieved lift-off on a Vega-C rocket at 0352 GMT on Tuesday from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on the northeastern coast of South America.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

One hundred or more could take off this year, possibly making it the busiest spaceport in the world.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

The site's position close to the equator was more suitable for some missions than the Russian-operated spaceport in Baikonur, Kazakhstan.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

It was to be the first fully-licensed spaceport in Western Europe able to launch vertically into orbit.

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2024

I drew several spaceships entering and leaving his cavernous nostrils, like they were docking at a spaceport.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge