Inside the Pentagon, the pressure is on to find a home for a new spaceport

What happened: US Space Force leaders want a new spaceport operating in four years, adding a third heavy-lift launch site to relieve bases in Florida and California. The Pentagon has not decided where it would go or how to acquire land. Key numbers: Four years to become operational, with 2030 named as the target. Why it matters: A congressionally mandated study of Space Force launch infrastructure identified the need for another site capable of heavy and super heavy launch, Meink told a House Armed Services Committee hearing.

US Space Force leaders want a new spaceport operating in four years, adding a third heavy-lift launch site to relieve bases in Florida and California. The Pentagon has not decided where it would go or how to acquire land.

A congressionally mandated study of Space Force launch infrastructure identified the need for another site capable of heavy and super heavy launch, Meink told a House Armed Services Committee hearing.