Spaceportopia: A Primer For Successful Launch Site Planning

Spaceport site selection is a complex process that involves a range of considerations to ensure long-term success, including some well-defined operational parameters and other less certain variables. This paper suggests that “spaceportopian” ambitions to claim a piece of the growing global space industry should be grounded by the practical realities of what a spaceport might bring to a host region’s long-term economic, social, and environmental well-being, while future-proofing launch capacity and ensuring continued success for all stakeholders.

Authors: Karen Jones, Lindsay DeMarchi, and Priyanka Dhopade