U.K. Government Paves Way for Spaceport [With Video], SpaceRef Business “The UK’s bid to become Europe’s leading space nation took a giant leap forward today as government revealed the 8 locations now under consideration to base Britain’s first spaceport. Speaking at Farnborough Air Show’s ‘Space Day’, Aviation Minister Robert Goodwill and Chief Executive of the UK Space Agency Dr David Parker unveiled the findings of a recent Civil Aviation Authority […]

Is Texas forfeiting the private space race?, Houston Chronicle “We are pretty interested in the possibility of Texas and building a spaceport there,” said Elon Musk, founder and chief executive of SpaceX. However, Musk says that interest has yet to be reciprocated by Texas officials. “There’s been a lot of good action by the authorities in the Brownsville area; there’s not been that much at the state level, and we’d […]