
ALT Read Spaceport Insights article! What does the future of spaceport development look like when launch capabilities extend beyond traditional land-based facilities? Japan is exploring an innovative approach that combines land-based infrastructure with maritime launch capabilities, creating new opportunities for flexibility, collaboration, and growth in the commercial space economy. In our latest Spaceport Insights article, Kei Shimada of Innovative Space Carrier, a Global Spaceport Alliance member, speaks about Japan’s evolving spaceport landscape and the opportunities emerging from its land and sea approach. (See him at the GSA Spaceport Summit in January!) Discover how this model could help shape the next generation of space access and infrastructure development. 🔗 Read: https://www.globalspaceportalliance.com/japan-land-and-sea-spaceport-model/

ALT 🚀New GSA webinar: Building Space-Ready Communities - Planning, Partnerships, and the Future Space Economy As the commercial space industry expands, airports and communities are exploring new opportunities to participate in the growing space economy. How can communities prepare for spaceport development while balancing infrastructure needs, land use, environmental considerations, and local priorities? Join the Global Spaceport Alliance for our October webinar as industry experts explore the role of community planning, early engagement, and strategic partnerships in building space-ready communities. Speakers: - Maranda Thompson, Planning Department Manager, Aviation Services, Mead & Hunt (Moderator) - Lisa Harmon, Aviation and Environmental Planner, Mead & Hunt - Jeff Kloska A.A.E, Director, Colorado Air and Space Port - Dr. David Smith, CEO and General Manager, Mojave Air & Space Port - Derek Nolek, PE, LEED AP, National Practice Leader, GSE Engineering, BRPH

ALT 🚀 Building Space-Read Communities - Planning, Partnerships, and the Future Space Economy As the commercial space industry expands, airports and communities are exploring new opportunities to participate in the growing space economy. How can communities prepare for spaceport development while balancing infrastructure needs, land use, environmental considerations, and local priorities? Join the Global Spaceport Alliance for our October webinar as industry experts explore the role of community planning, early engagement, and strategic partnerships in building space-ready communities. Speakers: - Maranda Thompson, Planning Department Manager, Aviation Services, Mead & Hunt | Moderator - Lisa Harmon, Aviation and Environmental Planner, Mead & Hunt - Jeff Kloska A.A.E, Director, Colorado Air and Space Port - Dr. David Smith, CEO and General Manager, Mojave Air & Space Port - Derek Nolek, PE, LEED AP, National Practice Leader, GSE Engineering, BRPH - Craig Murphy, Kern County (invited)

ALT Join us at the 3rd GSA International Spaceport Forum in Antalya, Türkiye, on October 4, the day before IAC 2026 begins. This year’s Forum will focus on “Advancing Spaceport Development and Operations through Global Collaboration,” bringing together leaders from around the world to explore how we can strengthen the global spaceport ecosystem. Session highlight: Growing the Space Economy Panel: - Natalia Larrea Brito, Senior Director, Space, AIAA (Moderator) - Diane Howard, Principal, sur l’espace PLLC, and Former Director, Commercial Space Policy at the National Space Council - Stacey M. Zee, Director, Office of Spaceports, FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation - Eric Stallmer, Executive Vice President, Global Government Affairs, Voyager Technologies - Rose Croshier, International Relations Specialist, Office of Space Commerce, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce

ALT Mobile services for spaceports can open new opportunities to expand capabilities, serve customers, generate revenue, & grow alongside the evolving commercial space market. 🎥 The recording is ready! In our latest GSA Webinar Series discussion, Adding Capability Without Adding Infrastructure: How Mobile Services Can Expand Spaceport Revenues and Drive Economic Development, we explored how deployable services can bring specialized capabilities directly to a spaceport, from mobile rocket engine testing and payload processing to range services, mission support, logistics, and more. Our panel tackled a bigger question: What does a spaceport truly need to own, and what capabilities can it access through mobile services and strategic partnerships? Thank you to our speakers: Cherie Matthew – Jacobs John Oberst – Alaska Aerospace, Pacific Spaceport Complex Dennis Scaggiante – Novaeka Kara Grubis – Agile Space Debbie Wells – Leidos https://www.globalspaceportalliance.com/upcoming-events-2/

ALT Join us! The 3rd Annual GSA International Spaceport Forum is coming to Antalya on October 4, the day before IAC 2026 begins, and time is running short to secure your place. One of the conversations you will hear: 🛰️ Commercial Destinations in Space As the International Space Station approaches retirement, what comes next? This session will explore the emerging generation of commercial destinations in low Earth orbit, the capabilities they will provide, the customers they will serve, and the growing commercial ecosystem around them. Panel: 🎙️ Jamie Morin – Vice President of Defense Strategic Space, and Executive Director of the Center for Space Policy and Strategy, The Aerospace Corporation – Moderator 🛰️ Marshall Smith – CEO, Starlab 🚀 David Zuniga – Civil Space, Blue Origin 🌎 Jared Stout – Chief Strategy Officer, Axiom Space

ALT 🚀 New Spaceport Insights: Bringing Rocket Testing to the Spaceport What if spaceports could add advanced rocket testing capabilities without building permanent testing infrastructure? Our latest Spaceport Insights article explores Novaeka’s approach to mobile rocket testing and how bringing testing directly to the customer could create new opportunities for spaceports, propulsion companies, universities, and the communities they serve. And the conversation continues this Wednesday, September 23, at 11:30 AM Eastern. Dennis Scaggiante, CEO of Novaeka, will join the Global Spaceport Alliance webinar panel, Adding Capability Without Adding Infrastructure, to discuss how mobile testing can help spaceports expand their services, support more missions, attract new customers, and create new revenue opportunities. 📖 Read the Spaceport Insights article: https://www.globalspaceportalliance.com/mobile-rocket-testing/

ALT Join us! Next Webinar: Adding Capability without adding infrastructure How Mobile Services Can Expand Spaceport Revenues and Drive Economic Development 📅 Sept 23, 2026 ⏰ 11:30 AM Eastern Our panel will explore mobile testing, payload processing, launch support, and other deployable capabilities, along with how these services can help spaceports attract customers, generate new revenue, support local suppliers, create jobs, and strengthen regional space economies. Speakers: - Cherie Matthew, Jacobs – Moderator - John Oberst, CEO, Alaska Aerospace, Pacific Spaceport Complex - Dennis Scaggiante, CEO, Novaeka – Mobile Engine Testing - Kara Grubis, VP of Strategic Defense Products, Agile Space – Mobile Payload Processing - Debbie Wells - VP, Space Exploration & Mission Operations, Leidos Register - https://www.globalspaceportalliance.com/upcoming-events-2/

ALT Join the Global Spaceport Alliance for our next webinar: Adding Capability without adding infrastructure How Mobile Services Can Expand Spaceport Revenues and Drive Economic Development Spaceports need the flexibility to respond to new missions, customers, and market opportunities. Mobile and deployable services can bring specialized capabilities directly to the spaceport, helping operators expand services while making the most of the infrastructure they already have. 📅 Sept 23, 2026 ⏰ 11:30 AM Eastern Our panel will explore mobile testing, payload processing, launch support, and other deployable capabilities, along with how these services can help spaceports attract customers, generate new revenue, support local suppliers, create jobs, and strengthen regional space economies. Speakers: - Cherie Matthew, Jacobs – Moderator - John Oberst, CEO, Alaska Aerospace, Pacific Spaceport Complex - Dennis Scaggiante, CEO, Novaeka – Mobile Engine Testing - Kara Grubis, VP, Agile Space

ALT Read the SpaceCom Second Stage article highlight. A nuclear space mission begins long before anyone starts counting down. Specialized facilities, trained personnel, regulatory expertise, radiation monitoring, security, and carefully planned operations are all part of preparing a nuclear payload for launch. In the Powering Space issue of SpaceCom Second Stage, David Schleeper, Nuclear Systems Engineer at RS&H, discusses how spaceports are preparing the infrastructure needed to support the future of nuclear spaceflight. Read "Before the Countdown: Preparing Spaceports for Nuclear Missions": https://spacecomsecondstage.com/before-the-countdown/ #Spaceports #PoweringSpace #SpaceComSecondStage #CommercialSpaceWeek






