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spaceport

American  
[speys-pawrt, -pohrt] / ˈspeɪsˌpɔrt, -ˌpoʊrt /

noun

  1. a site at which spacecraft are tested, launched, sheltered, maintained, etc.


spaceport British  
/ ˈspeɪsˌpɔːt /

noun

  1. a base equipped to launch, maintain, and test spacecraft

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Etymology

Origin of spaceport

First recorded in 1950–55; space + port 1

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It's also spurred several spaceport projects across Europe - from the Azores in Portugal, to Norway's far north.

From BBC

On a remote island 300 kilometres above the Arctic Circle, Norway's Andøya Spaceport, is now the frontrunner.

From BBC

This sign, written in Russian, is still hanging inside an office at the site where Russia once launched its Soyuz rockets from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.

From Barron's

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

The launch from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on the northeastern coast of South America, is a first for Amazon Leo.

From Barron's