New Homestead spaceport may be magnet for aerospace firms

Written by Richard Battin on April 23, 2024

A spaceport territory officially opens July 1 at Homestead Air Reserve Base. But it’s not about giant astronaut-laden rockets blasting into space.

Think of a “spaceport territory,” explains Alayna Curry, public relations director for Space Florida, “as an aerospace hub that creates an ecosystem for aerospace companies to be centralized in one area with access to resources, shared knowledge and ideas, access to a talented workforce, premium locations, and capital.”

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