Camden County Approves Spaceport Authority; Opposition Continues

This is a rendering of the proposed Spaceport Camden. Camden County officials say a spaceport is a promising new economic development venture, but opponents disagree, arguing it’s not a reliable enough industry to spend millions of taxpayer dollars on.

Courtesy of Spaceport Camden

Camden County, Georgia, has spent millions toward a hopeful commercial spaceport project. The county has applied to the Federal Aviation Administration for a launch operator’s license and now is asking the state government to create an authority.

The county commission voted unanimously to do so Tuesday evening, despite much public comment in opposition. It’s now up to the county’s local delegation to approve and carry the legislation through the General Assembly.

An authority is basically a quasi-governmental structure that can sign contracts, do business and issue revenue bonds without a referendum.