Singapore spaceport: Did you know the nation is ideal for space travel?
The Straits Times - Lifestyle·2025-05-09 12:02
Spaceport America in New Mexico. Experts say spaceport development and launches are possible even in land-scarce Singapore, experts say. PHOTO: VIRGIN GALACTIC
Alison de Souza
UPDATED May 09, 2025, 10:00 AM
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Could there be a spaceport in Singapore some day, launching both satellites and humans into space?
In late 2024, an executive at space-tourism company Virgin Galactic, Mr Mike Moses, told The Straits Times it could envisionbuilding spaceports in locations such as Singapore.
A similar idea was floated as far back as 2006, when a bold plan to build a US$115 million “Spaceport Singapore” near Changi Airport was announced by a consortium of investors and an American space-tourism firm.
At the time, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore even said it had begun formulating regulations for commercial spaceflight.
That plan never materialised, however.
When contacted recently, a spokesperson for Singapore’s Office for Space Technology & Industry (OSTIn) said there are currently no near-term plans for a spaceport.
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