The Virginia Department of Labor and Industry recognized the Virginia Spaceport Authority’s Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) STAR worksite designation with a flag-raising cere...

Federal, state, regional, and industry leaders gathered today at Accomack County Airport in Melfa to officially break ground on a new aerial hangar facility, marking a significa...

The Virginia Spaceport Authority (VSA) is proud to announce that it has been recognized for the second year in a row as one of the Top Virginia Employers for Interns by the...

Rocket Lab’s “Hungry Hippo,” an innovative captive fairing for its Neutron launch vehicle, arrived at Wallops Island Jan. 23 by barge as preparations continue for Neutron’s...

The Virginia Spaceport Authority (VSA) is proud to share exciting news from the American Astronautical Society (AAS). AAS recently selected two VSA nominees to receive its...

The Virginia Spaceport Authority (VSA) capped off a landmark year with another successful launch from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS), as Rocket Lab’s "Don't Be Such...

The Virginia Spaceport Authority’s Board of Directors today announced it has approved a two-year extension of the contract for Chief Executive Officer Roosevelt Mercer Jr...

The award, presented at the AAS von Braun Space Exploration Symposium Tuesday, Oct. 28, in Huntsville, Ala., is given annually to the person whose efforts have contributed most...

VSA’s involvement provided the opportunity to contribute to the ongoing international dialogue on spaceport standards. Through its participation, VSA continues to play a leading...

Senior leaders from spaceports across the country, the U.S. Space Force, the Federal Aviation Administration, and NASA met at Virginia Spaceport Authority’s Mid-Atlantic...

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 3, located at the Virginia Spaceport Authority’s Launch Pad 0-D within the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, will be the first launch site in the...

The Virginia Spaceport Authority (VSA) welcomed Congresswoman Jen Kiggans to the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) on Wallops Island, Va. on August 14, 2025. Rep. Kiggans...

The Virginia Spaceport Authority (VSA) successfully hosted its first annual College and University Presidents Summit on August 12–13, 2025, welcoming top leaders from Virginia’s...

The Virginia Spaceport Authority (VSA) proudly welcomed the Center for Rural Virginia (CFRV) for their annual board meeting and an exclusive tour of the Mid-Atlantic Regional...

The MOU will establish a forum to explore potential strategic collaboration in a range of areas of common interest and introduce a dialogue on establishing international space...

Norfolk, VA – Virginia Spaceport Authority (VSA) celebrated the end of a successful summer internship program today during a ceremony at the Chincoteague Community Center...

The Virginia Spaceport Authority (VSA) welcomes four new members to its Board of Directors...

Governor Glenn Youngkin announced today that Firefly Aerospace has selected Virginia as the new launch site of its two-stage orbital Alpha rocket...

Firefly Aerospace, Inc., an end-to-end space transportation company, today announced it is adding an Alpha launch capability at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS)...

On June 12, 2024, the Global Spaceport Alliance went to Capitol Hill for the first time to inform members of Congress and their staffs about the growing importance of spaceports...

Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket successfully launched from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) on March 21, 2024.

The Virginia Spaceport Authority (VSA) attended Aerospace Days at the Virginia General Assembly on February 6-8. This event is an opportunity for representatives from Virginia’s..

The Virginia Spaceport Authority hosted its first annual Industry Day on Tuesday, January 23, 2024, from 9am-2pm at the Chincoteague Firehouse on Chincoteague Island, Virginia.

Introducing the VSA Employee Safety and Health Council! The mission of the Virginia Spaceport Authority Employee Safety and Health Council is to develop and promote a healthy...

Northrop Grumman’s Antares 230+ rocket carrying the Cygnus Spacecraft S.S. Laurel Clark successfully launched from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) on August 1, 2023.

Virginia Spaceport Authority successful launched Rocket Lab’s first suborbital testbed launch vehicle called HASTE (Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron) for Leidos...

Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) and members of his staff toured the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport during a visit to the Eastern Shore on Friday, March 17. Senator Kaine was...

The “Stronger Together” mission successfully launched from the Virginia Spaceport Authority’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) on Thursday, March 16...

The Virginia Commercial Spaceport Authority’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) will be launching the second Rocket Lab Electron mission on Saturday, March 11...

The Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority and Eastern Shore Community College have formally partnered in an internship program that is the authority’s first with a college...

Commercial Space Week is taking place in Orlando, Florida from February 20th-24th and consists of three conference programs: The Space Mobility Conference, The Global Spaceport...

Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket successfully launched on January 24th from the Virginia Spaceport Authority’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS)...

Virginia Spaceport Authority CEO and Executive Director Roosevelt “Ted” Mercer, Jr. and Eastern Shore Community College (ESCC) President Dr. Jim Shaeffer on Monday signed...

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is welcoming 21 new members to the Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee.