- Oct 23, 2019
- 3 min
New Proof Spaceport is a Moneypit
County Administrator Steve Howard and Chairman Jimmy Starline have danced around the economic risks posed by Spaceport Camden. As the project has dragged out, it becomes clearer that there’s no business plan because there are no companies capable of supporting the spaceport. New evidence emerged this week proving the space industry has no interest in supporting Spaceport Camden. Spaceport America in New Mexico settled a lawsuit which demanded they provide unredacted copies of
- Oct 16, 2019
- 3 min
Kings Bay To Add 1,000 Jobs
Reporter Gordon Jackson at The Brunswick News broke the story last week that Submarine Base Kings Bay will add 1,000 jobs during the Navy’s $840,000,000 upgrades to extend the base’s importance for the next 40 to 50 years. We’ll be seeing Ohio and Columbia crews for decades. Gordon’s full story is here. Why is this a Spaceport Blast story? We’ve been told by spaceport promoters that we need to build a speculative spaceport to “diversify” because we cannot depend forever on Ki
- Oct 2, 2019
- 1 min
Correction to Previous ABL Story
The earlier post about ABL Space requires a significant correction. James Coughlin, JDA Director, advises: "Effective December 31, 2019, ABL will discontinue its lease of the former St. Marys airport. They will continue to lease the hangar adjacent to the airport and their lease will be adjusted accordingly. " ABL had apparently thought they could test rocket engines on the former Saint Marys Airport runway but now plans to test on the future spaceport site. Mr. Coughlin did
- Oct 2, 2019
- 2 min
S'long ABL Aerospace
See Later Corrected Post On September 27, 2019, the Camden Press newspaper reported that ABL Aerospace has asked the Camden County (GA) Joint Development Authority to release the company from its lease. Although ABL has not publicly demonstrated developed rocket engine technology, the reason they gave for cancellation is that they cannot fire its rocket engines at the former gym located next to the closed Saint Marys airport. Just one year ago, Camden County announced its fir
