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Front Range Airport Traffic Control Tower Spared

The air traffic control tower at Front Range Airport outside Denver has been spared.

2013/03/22

Pilot Killed In Small Plane Crash In Adams County

The pilot of a small plane has died after a crash near Front Range Airport in Adams County.

2012/11/21

Airport Gets Grant For Spaceport Feasibility Study

A small airport outside Denver has been awarded a $200,000 matching grant to analyze the feasibility of designating the facility as a spaceport.

2012/09/25

Gov. Hickenlooper To Sign Spaceport Bill On Thursday

On Thursday Gov. John Hickenlooper will sign a bill he hopes will give a boost to Colorado’s spaceflight industry.

2012/04/18

Colorado Blasts Off To The Future With Space Travel Plans

Space travel is no longer for astronauts and Colorado may soon have its very own spaceport.

2012/03/02

Plans To Bring A Spaceport To Colorado Are Moving Ahead

A bill that would help make Colorado a leader in space travel is moving through the legislature.

2012/02/20

Coloradans In Congress Back Spaceport Designation

Republicans and Democrats representing Colorado in Congress are endorsing the state’s request to be designated as a site for a spaceport.

2012/02/13

Colorado Groups Aim To Land Federal Drone Test Site

A small Denver-area airport and business groups in Denver and Colorado Springs are forming a partnership to pursue one of six new federal training sites for remotely piloted aircraft or drones.

2012/02/07

Copter4 flew over the Front Range Airport in Adams County. (credit: CBS)

Colorado Makes First Step Toward Space Tourism

Gov. John Hickenlooper wants a federal space port designation for Colorado. That could eventually lead to tourist flights into space.

2011/12/07

An image of the crash near Thornton (credit: CBS)

High Wind Reported Before Fatal Adams County Plane Crash

Witnesses have told federal investigators that a small plane banked steeply to the left in high winds before it crashed in suburban north Denver, killing the sole person on board.

2011/07/05