SAVANNAH — After nine years of planning and $10 million invested by local taxpayers, county officials in Georgia's coastal southeast corner came a big step closer Thursday to winning federal approval of a project engineered to literally inject the local economy with rocket fuel.
After 9 years and $10M, Georgia spaceport nears FAA approval
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![This artist's sketch provided by Spaceport Camden shows the launch pad complex of the proposed Spaceport Camden in Camden County, Ga. Since 2012, Officials in Camden County have spent nine years and $10 million pursuing a license to operate the 13th licen](https://statesboroherald.cdn-anvilcms.net/media/images/2021/06/17/images/spaceport.max-752x423.jpg)
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