Ellington Spaceport

Exploration Architecture Corporation’s XArc Spaceport Consultants (XSC) team was chosen by the Houston Airport System to conduct an Economics and Business Study for a proposed commercial spaceport to be developed at Ellington Airport in Houston, TX. The team will be led by XArc (San Antonio, TX), with Futron Corporation (Bethesda MD), and The Aerospace Corporation (El Segundo, CA) providing subcontracted support. The study will provide assessments of economic viability and the business case for developing Ellington Airport to operate as a FAA licensed commercial spaceport for horizontal take-off and landing spacecraft.

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Industrializing the Moon: Following Successful Lunar Excavator Demo, Astroport Space Technologies and Astrolab Sign MOU to Deliver Critical Lunar Infrastructure

SAN ANTONIO [Feb. 3, 2026] /PRNewswire/ — Astroport Space Technologies, Inc., the premier provider of autonomous lunar construction solutions, and Venturi Astrolab, Inc. (Astrolab), a leader in planetary robotics, today announced the successful conclusion of a field demonstration using a prototype of a specialized lunar excavator payload. This milestone marks the first in a planned suite of automated lunar construction solutions designed to pave the way for future lunar construction projects.