How do you use Spaceport in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Spaceport meaning
A site for launching spacecraft.
Using Spaceport
- The main meaning on this page is: A site for launching spacecraft.
- In the example corpus, spaceport often appears in combinations such as: spaceport america, spaceport in, from spaceport.
Context around Spaceport
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 9 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Spaceport
- In this selection, "spaceport" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, sutherland, saxavord, neutral, america, cornwall and authority stand out and add context to how "spaceport" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include at saxavord spaceport but an and boss of spaceport cornwall yet. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "spaceport" sits close to words such as aas, abaco and abramovich, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with spaceport
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Branson joined a group of customers who watched Thursday's flight from Spaceport America. (14 words)
Last year, Orbex began construction of Sutherland Spaceport - formerly Space Hub Sutherland - on the north coast of Scotland. (18 words)
There is celebrating, smiles and joy at the ESA spaceport in French Guiana, where the large team is celebrating their success. (21 words)
Every panto needs a dame and Stella Leapyear – ship and spaceport cleaner and mum – played by Alan Chapman, with her son Buzz (Anna Twigg) had everyone in stitches, even before a line had been uttered, with their perfect timing and ad libs. (42 words)
They’ve had Spaceport and Virgin employees and a handful of customers on space missions stop in for a beer, said Ms. Blaue, whose selection includes space-named brews such as Star Eater Black I.P.A. and Cosmic Blonde. (40 words)
Now is the time for the Legislature and all of New Mexico to come together – to continue funding needed infrastructure improvements so the New Mexico Spaceport Authority team can succeed in bringing more companies and jobs to Spaceport America. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
Sutherland spaceport on the north cost of Scotland is behind SaxaVord in terms of construction but it aims to be the first carbon-neutral spaceport in the world, both in construction and operation.
Now is the time for the Legislature and all of New Mexico to come together – to continue funding needed infrastructure improvements so the New Mexico Spaceport Authority team can succeed in bringing more companies and jobs to Spaceport America.
One possibility is Spaceport America, an FAA-licensed spaceport in the desert of Sierra County, N.M. Another possibility is an offshore carrier, he said.
Branson joined a group of customers who watched Thursday's flight from Spaceport America.
Building any spaceport takes time; Hong Kong Aerospace Technology Group estimated that a site in Obock would take five years to construct.
But now Orbex is seeking to relocate sophisticated antennas, used to track the trajectory of rockets as they blast vertically into space carrying commercial satellites, from the main spaceport site to the top of 991ft high Ben Tongue.
Every panto needs a dame and Stella Leapyear – ship and spaceport cleaner and mum – played by Alan Chapman, with her son Buzz (Anna Twigg) had everyone in stitches, even before a line had been uttered, with their perfect timing and ad libs.
Melissa Thorpe is the new boss of Spaceport Cornwall, yet for the Canadian-born aviation buff, the new role is far from being the beginning of the journey.
Spaceport is already seeing the benefits of having the new launch pad, which is ready for action with a new R&D centre and workshops that open in March.
The Ariane 5 lifted off from the European spaceport at Kourou, French Guiana, at 8:14 a.m. Eastern after weather scrubbed a launch attempt the previous day.
The company did not host media for the launch at Spaceport America or provide a livestream of the mission, instead giving limited updates on social media.
The first mission, Galactic 01, is set to launch on Thursday at 11:00 a.m. ET from Spaceport America in New Mexico.
There is celebrating, smiles and joy at the ESA spaceport in French Guiana, where the large team is celebrating their success.
The space plane glided back to a runway landing at Spaceport America in the New Mexico desert, after a brief flight that gave passengers a few minutes of weightlessness.
They’ve had Spaceport and Virgin employees and a handful of customers on space missions stop in for a beer, said Ms. Blaue, whose selection includes space-named brews such as Star Eater Black I.P.A. and Cosmic Blonde.
Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo vehicle, VSS Unity, took off from Spaceport America attached to its VMS Eve mothership at 11:28 a.m. Eastern.
Virgin Orbit conducted the first orbital launch attempt from U.K. soil in January with a flight out of Spaceport Cornwall in England.
Asked if they would be a “barrier to your timeframe in getting the first launch”, Scott Hammond, the deputy CEO of SaxaVord Spaceport, said: “No.
At 9.42pm, Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) announced one of its spacecraft had been launched as part of a test at SaxaVord Spaceport, but an “anomaly” led to “the loss of the stage”.
Last year, Orbex began construction of Sutherland Spaceport - formerly Space Hub Sutherland - on the north coast of Scotland.
Common combinations with spaceport
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- spaceport america 14×
- spaceport in 13×
- from spaceport 4×
- of spaceport 4×
- at spaceport 4×
- sutherland spaceport 3×
- spaceport on 3×
- spaceport cornwall 3×
- european spaceport 3×
- spaceport at 3×