Houston Spaceport Kicks Off Construction

Officials held a groundbreaking ceremony at Ellington Airport Friday.

By Florian MartinJuly 1, 2019 9:30 am,

From Houston Public Media:

The construction of the Houston Spaceport is now officially underway.

The vision for the spaceport is for commercial space companies to have aircraft take off from Ellington Airport and fly into space over the Gulf of Mexico.

Phase 1 of the spaceport’s development entails building infrastructure, including streets, water and electricity.

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