Houston Spaceport, established in 2015 and managed by the Houston Airport System, is a FAA-licensed commercial spaceport acting as a hub for commercial aerospace and aviation companies. It serves as a center for space-related research, development, fabrication, and education. Key activities include lunar exploration support for NASA's CLPS program, hypersonic spacecraft development, space station module assembly, and next-generation spacesuit development. The spaceport is home to tenants like Axiom Space, Intuitive Machines and Collins Aerospace, who have secured billions in NASA contracts.
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Axiom Space has been based at Houston Spaceport at Ellington Airport since its founding in 2016.
Axiom Space operates from Houston Spaceport at Ellington Airport.
The Dornier Alpha Jet took off from the Houston Spaceport in Texas on 22 April with the HAX25 rocket under its wing.
Involve Space opened its U.S. headquarters at Houston Spaceport in Houston, Texas.
Involve Space plans its first commercial launches from Houston Spaceport by the end of 2026.
Houston Spaceport hosts NASA, Axiom Space, and Intuitive Machines.
The new Intuitive Machines facility at Houston Spaceport scales operations while maintaining a single, integrated campus and network.
Intuitive Machines announced the expansion of manufacturing facilities at the Houston Spaceport.
The Houston Spaceport currently supports over 2,000 direct jobs.
The Houston Spaceport has not hosted any launches but has attracted companies such as Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace.
The Midland International Air and Space Port and Houston Spaceport are public spaceports limited to air-launched systems.
Houston Spaceport has an FAA spaceport license but has not yet hosted a launch or landing.
Houston Spaceport is located at Ellington Airport in Houston, Texas.
Governor Greg Abbott awarded a $5,000,000 Spaceport Trust Fund grant to the Houston Spaceport Development Corporation.
Prestwick Spaceport signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Houston Spaceport in 2016 to allow both organizations to share policies, processes, and other information related to commercial spaceport licensing and operations.
Collins Aerospace is the Houston Spaceport’s anchor tenant and is receiving up to $25,600,000 in financing from Houston Airports as part of the upgrade plan, which Collins Aerospace will later reimburse.
Ellington Airport in Houston received an FAA spaceport license in 2015 and has yet to host a launch or reentry while attracting companies to a Houston Spaceport business park.
Houston Spaceport received a Federal Aviation Administration launch site operator’s license in 2015.