spaceport
Rocket departure site
A spaceport is a facility for launching spacecraft, analogous to an airport for aircraft.
Spaceports include launch pads, control centers, and support infrastructure: The rocket lifted off from the spaceport at dawn.
With commercial space travel expanding, the term increasingly applies to private launch sites: Several companies are building spaceports in the desert Southwest.
At the endpoint
- hangarAircraft storage structure
- launchpadRocket departure platform
- gantryOverhead spanning framework
- runwayPaved path for planes
tarmac · concourse · lounge · warehouse · bunker · silo · complex · facility
Curved celestial path
- satelliteOrbiting celestial body
- starshipFictional interstellar vessel
- launchSet into motion
- liftoffMoment of ascent
countdown · rocket · booster · capsule · module · payload · trajectory · propulsion
Act of going away
- arrivalAct of reaching destination
- dockingConnecting to a port
- airlockTwo-doored pressure transition space
- boardingEntering a vehicle
gates · embarkation · disembarkation · customs · quarantine · immigration · passengers · check-in
Journey by sea
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
- colonyDependent territorial settlement
- exoplanetPlanet outside our system
- starshipFictional interstellar vessel
warp · hyperdrive · faster-than-light · galactic · terraforming · spacefaring · cryosleep · lightyear
Irish-origin surname, political dynasty
- VandenbergMilitary space launch facility
- StarbaseOrbital military installation
- GuianaNortheastern South American region
terminal
At the endpoint
runway · tarmac · concourse · lounge · warehouse · bunker · silo · complex · facility · base
orbit
Curved celestial path
liftoff · countdown · rocket · booster · capsule · module · payload · trajectory · propulsion · thrust
departure
Act of going away
- arrivalAct of reaching destination
- dockingConnecting to a port
- airlockTwo-doored pressure transition space
boarding · gates · embarkation · disembarkation · customs · quarantine · immigration · passengers · check-in · transit
voyage
Journey by sea
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
- colonyDependent territorial settlement
- exoplanetPlanet outside our system
starship · warp · hyperdrive · faster-than-light · galactic · terraforming · spacefaring · cryosleep · lightyear · frontier
Kennedy
Irish-origin surname, political dynasty
- VandenbergMilitary space launch facility
- StarbaseOrbital military installation
- GuianaNortheastern South American region
- space termsmoon, star, planet, rocket, satellite
- spaceflightlaunch, astronaut, liftoff, orbit, countdown
- landing sitesairfield, airstrip, helipad, heliport, landing pad
- space colonizationMars, Europa, Titan, asteroid, lunar base
- launch siteslaunchpad, pad, Cape Canaveral, launch complex, launch site
- space coloniesmoon base, lunar colony, lunar base, mining colony, orbital station
spaceportseaport
Coastal city with docks
harbor · port · marina · shipyard · naval base
spaceportdirt road
Unpaved rural thoroughfare
horse stable · carriage house · wagon trail · mule trail · footpath