ABSTRACT
Spaceports are more than runways, launchpads, terminals, and assembly buildings. In the meantime, they potentially impose adverse impacts on the environment and the safety of the local communities. Consequently, spaceport activities may impact the operations of airlines, airports, and other airspace and airport stakeholders. Economic impacts measure the spending and employment associated with an industry, a sector of the economy, a specific business entity, or a particular project. The direct impacts of spaceports are derived from the economic activities directly associated with daily operations on the spaceports, construction and capital improvements, and visitors to the spaceports. One of the main challenges facing the spaceports is lack of financial sustainability. Other main challenges include the assurance of safe operation and assuaging the uncertainty of the community associated with hazards resulting from possible launch failures.
