Utah might open a study to see if the state should open its own spaceport, a rather interesting idea given the state has no open oceans on either side of itself but does host a large number of aerospace professionals. Is there a way for this to make sense?
Utah’s thoughts on a spaceport
State Senator Jerry Stevenson introduced a bill to the committee that would commission a study and allocate $500,000 to research the usefulness of building a spaceport in the state of Utah. The state has one of the largest pools of aerospace companies and talent outside of probably LA or Denver. But does that warrant a whole spaceport?
What would a spaceport in Utah look like? Unlike California or Florida,…
