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{{Center|''For the [[Remember Reach]] short film, see [[Spaceport (Remember Reach)]]''}} | {{Center|''For the [[Remember Reach]] short film, see [[Spaceport (Remember Reach)]]''}} | ||
[[File:Manassas Spaceport.png|thumb|250px|Manassas Spaceport on Reach.]] | [[File:Manassas Spaceport.png|thumb|250px|Manassas Spaceport on Reach.]] | ||
A '''spaceport''', also known as a '''starport''',<ref name="exo">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[Exodus]]''</ref> is a location on a planet where spacecraft launch and land, by analogy with seaport for seaborne ships or airport for aircraft. Spaceports may serve as transport hubs for cargo or passengers, or both. A '''shuttle port''' is a type of spaceport presumably used primarily by shuttlecraft. There are at least 15 major shuttle ports on [[Earth]].<ref>''[[Axon]]'', [[Media: | A '''spaceport''', also known as a '''starport''',<ref name="exo">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[Exodus]]''</ref> is a location on a planet where spacecraft launch and land, by analogy with seaport for seaborne ships or airport for aircraft. Spaceports may serve as transport hubs for cargo or passengers, or both. A '''shuttle port''' is a type of spaceport presumably used primarily by shuttlecraft. There are at least 15 major shuttle ports on [[Earth]].<ref>''[[Axon]]'', [[Media:ILB old_mombasa.ogg|old_mombasa]]</ref> Spaceports are often located in the vicinity of [[:Category:Cities|cities]], connected to them by highways or [[MagLev train]]s.<ref name="ch">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''pages 37-38''</ref> Alternatively, commuters or goods may be shipped to orbital platforms connected to [[space elevator]]s. | ||
Due to their significance to interplanetary and interstellar transportation, spaceports are common targets for [[terrorism|terrorists]] and [[Insurrectionist]]s. During [[Operation: TREBUCHET]], [[Tribute]]'s numerous spaceports were under constant supervision by [[ARGUS drone]]s to prevent bombings.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 12''</ref> | Due to their significance to interplanetary and interstellar transportation, spaceports are common targets for [[terrorism|terrorists]] and [[Insurrectionist]]s. During [[Operation: TREBUCHET]], [[Tribute]]'s numerous spaceports were under constant supervision by [[ARGUS drone]]s to prevent bombings.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 12''</ref> | ||
