Community gets involved with spaceport

Airplanes took flight Saturday morning at the third annual Community Spaceport Day at the Greater Green River Intergalactic Spaceport south of Green River.

The event was hosted by the airport advisory board and is a way to get have residents involved with the spaceport. The their motivation is to get the runway fixed up to meet safety standards.

The city has an Airport Master Plan that explains the importance of an improved airport. "It would act as an economic generator in town," City of Green River assistant engineer Holden Wright said. The runway would be used for small business planes,...