Virginia Spaceport Authority
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For the commercial spaceport itself, see Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport.
The Virginia Spaceport Authority,[1] formally better known as Virginia Space, is a political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Virginia headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia focused on bringing commercial spaceflight to Virginia and providing education in aerospace technologies across the Commonwealth. Created in 1995 as the Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority (VCSFA) in the name of states' rights by the Virginia General Assembly, Virginia Space owns and operates the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) on Wallops Island, located within the Wallops Flight Facility.[2] The subdivision assumed its current name in April 2023.
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Formed | July 1, 1995 (1995-07-01) |
Jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Virginia |
Headquarters | 4111 Monarch Way, Norfolk, VA 23508 (Headquarters) 7414 Atlantic Rd, Wallops Island, VA 23337 (MARS) |
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Website | vaspace.org virginia.gov/agencies/virginia-commercial-space-flight-authority |
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