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Will Sheboygan Be The Home Of A New Space Port?

We've done plenty of talking about New Mexico's spaceport plans but is there anywhere else in the United States that has space plans? The town of Sheboygan, Wisconsin of all places, has their own idea to create a Midwest space research center and launchpad. The idea includes converting a World War II armory into a space research facility. The hope is to cash in on the space tourism market. Sheboygan has been firing small rockets into the atmosphere as part of the Rockets for Schools program and offers a place of restricted airspace over Lake Michigan for rocket and jet-plane space launches. The FAA has given Sheboygan authorization for suborbital flights. All they need is the cash and the Wisconsin State Legislature is considering creating a state aerospace authority which would be  The Wisconsin state legislature is considering a measure to create a state aerospace authority, which could sell up to $100 million in bonds to purchase land and build a launch facility.


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