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Cumberland Residents and Advocates Hoping to Scrub Proposed Camden County Spaceport

Georgia Today

English - September 10, 2021 19:54 - 24 minutes - 33.5 MB
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The Federal Aviation Administration is expected to decide this month whether or not to allow the proposed Spaceport Camden to go forward in Camden County, Ga. The spaceport, supporters say, would mean tourism and big business for the county. But the proposed launch facility would send rockets over the federally protected Cumberland and Little Cumberland islands. This has alarmed residents and environmental advocates. In this Georgia Today, Savannah-based freelance reporter Alexandra Marvar explores the debate.