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News Articles: spaceport camden

A rendering of the proposed spaceport in Camden County, Ga.

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Attorney general, grand jury lean on Camden to release spaceport records

County officials continue to keep secret many documents and correspondence related to the $12 million Spaceport Camden project.

March 15, 2023
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  • Mary Landers
This image shows a part of the proposed Spaceport in Camden County, Ga.

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Georgia Supreme Court upholds local referendum opposing Spaceport Camden

The Georgia Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a lower court ruling verifying the validity of a voter referendum in Camden County last March that rejected plans to build a commercial spaceport.

February 07, 2023
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  • Dave Williams
Test from Camden County in 2017. (Spaceportcamden.us)

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Spaceport project in limbo but spending continues

Camden County’s proposed spaceport project was grounded before it ever saw a commercial rocket lift off, with voters rejecting the idea in a March 2022 referendum. But while the project has consumed $12 million in tax dollars, the money keeps flowing, mainly for attorneys to represent the county in four spaceport-related lawsuits.

January 06, 2023
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By:
  • Mary Landers
Megan Desrosiers holds the stack of petitions collected to force a referendum on the purchase of land for Spaceport Camden. Credit: One Hundred Miles

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Georgia Supreme Court to weigh validity of Spaceport Camden vote

In 2019, spaceport opponents began collecting signatures. By December 2021, after the county had spent more than $10 million on the spaceport plan, petitioners reached their 10% goal, leading to a March 2022 referendum that blocked the plan. Now the state's high court is set to determine whether the vote will stick.

October 05, 2022
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By:
  • Mary Landers
An illustration of the proposed Camden Spaceport site

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Georgia’s public referendum law at stake as spaceport fight reaches state Supreme Court

Union Carbide’s decision to back out of a land deal for a Camden County spaceport has sparked more lawsuits ahead of next month’s Georgia Supreme Court hearing of a challenge to a public vote that has scuttled the project for now.

September 20, 2022
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  • Stanley Dunlap
This artist's sketch provided by Spaceport Camden shows the launch pad complex of the proposed Spaceport Camden in Camden County, Ga.

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GPB morning headlines for July 29, 2022

Universities could receive funding to train more students to work in science, tech, and research fields.

Georgia’s Camden County has filed a lawsuit that seeks to force Union Carbide to sell 4,000 acres to the county to build a launch pad for commercial rockets.

As kids across Georgia prepare to return to the classroom, a pediatrician reminds parents to check in with their kids’ mental health.

July 29, 2022
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  • GPB News Radio
This artist's sketch provided by Spaceport Camden shows the launch pad complex of the proposed Spaceport Camden in Camden County, Ga.

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Georgia spaceport land deal is off, site owner says

The owner of a 4,000-acre industrial site says it has ended a longstanding agreement to sell the property to a Georgia county seeking to build a launch pad for commercial rockets.

July 22, 2022
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  • Associated Press
This artist's sketch provided by Spaceport Camden shows the launch pad complex of the proposed Spaceport Camden in Camden County, Ga.

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Lawsuit seeks to revoke FAA license for Georgia spaceport

Opponents of a proposed launchpad for commercial rockets on the Georgia coast want a federal court to throw out the project's government license, saying the Federal Aviation Administration failed to adequately consider safety risks.

May 27, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Republican candidate for Georgia governor former Sen. David Perdue arrives to speak at a campaign stop at the Covington airport on Feb. 2, 2022, in Covington, Ga.

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Political Rewind: Trump throws money into midterms; New bills affecting primaries; Spaceport update

Thursday on Political Rewind: How will the bills that passed this session affect both parties in the primaries? Then, a new study from the University of Georgia shows former President Donald Trump's endorsement doesn't hold much weight. Also: an update on the proposed Camden spaceport.

April 14, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Sam Bermas-Dawes ,
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Proposed Spaceport Camden

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Camden County courts private investors for spaceport

Camden County is forging ahead on plans for its spaceport despite last month’s referendum vote that overwhelmingly rejected the county’s purchase of the property for the dreamed-of facility.

April 13, 2022
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  • Mary Landers
Polling place in Camden County

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Georgia Supreme Court allows certification of Spaceport vote

The Georgia Supreme Court dealt another blow to Camden County’s spaceport plan when it denied the county's request to stop the certification of Tuesday’s referendum in which voters roundly rejected the spaceport.

March 11, 2022
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  • Mary Landers
Spaceport Camden 2017

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Judge to hear spaceport election challenge Thursday

Superior Court Judge Stephen Scarlett has scheduled a hearing Thursday for Camden County’s challenge to the validity of a special election called for March 8.

March 02, 2022
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  • Mary Landers
Proposed site of Spaceport Camden

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Spaceport site holds a toxic legacy

Spaceport land has long history of toxic waste stemming from chemical manufacturing.

February 21, 2022
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  • Mary Landers
A rendering of the proposed spaceport in Camden County, Ga.

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Judge: Spaceport land deal must wait for March 8 election

A judge has blocked a Georgia county from buying land for a commercial spaceport until the project goes before voters in a special election next month.

February 11, 2022
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  • Associated Press
A rendering of the proposed spaceport in Camden County, Ga.

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Spaceport Camden receives FAA approval. But legal hurdles remain

Spaceport Camden gets the regulatory green light, but groups protesting the project on environmental concerns are filing legal challenges to the effort..

December 20, 2021
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  • Benjamin Payne
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