SPACEPORT AMERICA'S LICENSE TO OPERATE AS A LAUNCH SITE IS RENEWED BY THE FEDS. THE LAUNCH SITE OPERATOR LICENSE IS REQUIRED BY THE FAA FOR SPACEPORTS PLANNING VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL LAUNCHES. THE LICENSE IS ISSUED EVERY FIVE YEARS.
SPACEPORT AMERICA IS STILL WAITING FOR VIRGIN GALACTIC AND SPACE-X TO ARRIVE FOR THEIR LAUNCHES LATER THIS YEAR. VIRGIN GALACTIC IS STILL TESTING ITS SPACECRAFT IN CALIFORNIA. SPACE-X IS GETTING READY FOR HIGH-ALTITUDE TESTS FOR ITS REUSABLE ROCKET AT THE SPACEPORT.
