发射场 發射場英語launch site又稱太空港英語spaceport等是发射或接收航天器的场所类似于船舶的海港或飞机的机场太空港一词传统上被用来指能够将航天器发射到地球轨道或行星际轨道上的场所 然而纯粹用于亚轨道飞行的火箭发射场有时被称为太空港因为近年来新的和拟议的载人亚轨道飞行场经常被提及或命名为太空港 空间站和拟议的未来月球基地有时被称为太空港特别是如果打算作为进一步旅行的基地的话 已隱藏部分未翻譯内容歡迎參與翻譯 The term rocket launch site is used for any facility from which rockets are launched It may contain one or more launch pads or suitable sites to mount a transportable launch pad It is typically surrounded by a large safety area often called a rocket range or missile range The range includes the area over which launched rockets are expected to fly and within which some components of the rockets may land Tracking stations are sometimes located in the range to assess the progress of the launches Major spaceports often include more than one launch complex which can be rocket launch sites adapted for different types of launch vehicles These sites can be wellseparated for safety reasons For launch vehicles with liquid propellant suitable storage facilities and in some cases production facilities are necessary Onsite processing facilities for solid propellants are also common A spaceport may also include runways for takeoff and landing of aircraft to support spaceport operations or to enable support of HTHL or horizontal takeoff and vertical landing HTVL winged launch vehicles