The Houston Spaceport is a federally licensed commercial spaceport located in Houston, Texas, United States. Situated on 400 acres (160 ha) at Ellington Airport (EFD), the spaceport is managed by the Houston Airport System, a department of the City of Houston. It was established in 2015 to act as a hub for commercial aerospace and aviation companies, and as a center for research, development, fabrication and education.[1] The Houston Spaceport is FAA-licensed as a launch and landing site for suborbital, reusable launch vehicles. It is the 10th commercial spaceport in the United States to receive a federal license for spaceflight.
As of 2024, current activities at the Houston Spaceport include:
- Lunar exploration activities in support of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services program
- Hypersonic spacecraft development and engine testing
- Space station fabrication and assembly
- Space/planetary research and education
- Development and testing of next-generation spacesuits
- Developing and manufacturing habitation environment systems for government and commercial space vehicles
- Aerospace and aviation training
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