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In partnership with NASA, the Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority and Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) is proud to offer full-service launch facilities for commercial, government, scientific and academic users both foreign and domestic.

Our mission is to provide low-cost, safe, reliable, ‘schedule friendly’ space access. Today, amidst development and expansion to meet tomorrow’s needs for our business partners, MARS continues to operate a multi-user spaceport at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility located on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.


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Virginia Completes Study of Commercial Space Flight Facility ~Governor intends to propose legislation to implement findings~
November 22, 2011
RICHMOND – Governor Bob McDonnell today released a study on the economic competitiveness of the Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority (VCSFA).  The study, commissioned in..More Info
Taurus 2 To Deploy Nanosatellites in Debut
November 17, 2011
WASHINGTON — The Orbital Sciences Corp. Taurus 2 rocket slated to make its maiden launch in early 2012 as part of a NASA-sponsored demonstration program will carry four nanosatellites into..More Info
Generation Orbit Announced
October 25, 2011
ATLANTA, October 25, 2011 – Generation Orbit Launch Services, Inc. (Generation Orbit or GO) announced operation today as a new venture dedicated to the creation of a fast, flexible, and..More Info
Governor McDonnell Visits Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport
October 17, 2011
Governor McDonnell visited the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at Wallops Island on October 17th. During the governor's campaign, he set a goal to make the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport..More Info
Space Station Commercial Cargo Carrier Arriving At Wallops
August 19, 2011
  MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-173   SPACE STATION COMMERCIAL CARGO CARRIER ARRIVING AT NASA WALLOPS   WASHINGTON -- NASA's partnership with industry to develop transportation to..More Info
Behind the Scenes...WTKR-TV Norfolk
May 23, 2011
Behind the Scenes...WTKR-TV Norfolk May 23, 2011 Kurt Williams Reporting from "Behind the Scenes at NASSA Wallops Flight Facility" WTKR News,..More Info
Virginia Aims to Claim The Next Space Coast
July 10, 2011
  The Washington Post Washington, D. C.   Space Shuttle: The Last Mission Virginia aims to claim the next Space Coast VIEW PHOTO GALLERY -..More Info
NASA LADEE Mission Overview -MARS First Moon Launch 2013
August 15, 2011
  http://youtu.be/qLpLa32fA9w   ..More Info
Slow Liftoff for Space Tours
Wall Street Journal Sept. 1, 2011 Slow Liftoff for Space Tours By Stephanie Simon and Andy Pasztor TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M.—New Mexico's $209 million Spaceport America is at..More Info
Virginia & MARS enter new Space Age WRIC TV Richmond, Va.
May 11, 2011
Morgan Dean and photo journalist Chris Verri from Channel 8, WRIC-TV in Richmond Virginia came for a tour and briefing of WFF/MARS/Taurus II on May 2, 2011. Their story was featured on Channel 8,..More Info
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