Central Texas Spaceport Development Corporation

Williamson County and City of Cedar Park · Cedar Park · Williamson County

The Central Texas Spaceport Development Corporation (CTSDC) is a nonprofit formed by Williamson County and the City of Cedar Park under the state's spaceport development corporation law, with Firefly Aerospace as the reason it exists. Its first project is the Central Texas Spaceport and Defense Innovation Campus, about 115,000 square feet of secure, test and education space estimated at $78 million to $108 million.

Secure information facility, $24.5M to $33MPhase I secure facility20,000 sq ft Environmental test center, about $22M to $30MPhase II test center40,000 sq ft Third building, $24M to $25MPhase III building35,000 sq ft Offices, incubator suites, coworking, classrooms, $7M to $10MEducation center20,000 sq ft
Formed
2025
Governed by
WilCo and Cedar Park
Board
Seven members
Campus plan
115,000 sq ft
Est. cost
$78M-$108M
Sector
Aerospace and space

Overview

A County-City Nonprofit Built Around Firefly

Chapter 507 of the Texas Local Government Code lets counties and cities create spaceport development corporations to finance launch, landing and related space infrastructure. Williamson County's Commissioners Court first approved a corporation in early 2025, the Cedar Park City Council approved the CTSDC and its bylaws on August 7, 2025, and the Commissioners Court approved the bylaws and seated the seven-member board on August 19, 2025. The CTSDC is the sixth such corporation in Texas.

Cedar Park's economic development office credits Firefly Aerospace with starting the effort. Firefly, the first company to make a fully successful commercial Moon landing, has its headquarters and spacecraft plant in Cedar Park and tests rockets in Briggs, Burnet County.

Profile
EntityCentral Texas Spaceport Development Corporation
TypeNonprofit spaceport development corporation
Legal basisTexas Local Government Code, Chapter 507
SponsorsWilliamson County and City of Cedar Park
CreatedCedar Park Aug 7, 2025; county Aug 19, 2025
BoardSeven members (four county, three city)
County appointeesJulie Lessiter, Ed Trevis, Dave Porter, Lori Magruder
City appointeesJana Spruce, Han Kim, Mark Burgett
Main projectSpaceport and Defense Innovation Campus

Campus Plan

A Secure Facility, a Test Center and an Education Building

The Central Texas Spaceport and Defense Innovation Campus, reported by the Austin Business Journal in April 2026, would put about 115,000 square feet of research space across four buildings in Cedar Park. Phase I is a 20,000-square-foot secure information facility for classified work; Phase II is a 40,000-square-foot environmental test center; Phase III adds about 35,000 square feet; and a 20,000-square-foot education center would hold offices, incubator suites, coworking space and classrooms.

The University of Texas at Austin Cockrell School of Engineering is a partner, with private aerospace and defense companies expected to join. As of late May 2026 the CTSDC was still finalizing a Cedar Park site; land, financing and permits remain open, and the group hopes to break ground on Phase I in late 2026.

Cedar Park Cluster

Firefly and Wright One Lead Cedar Park's Space Employers

In October 2025 Cedar Park's Type A economic development board approved performance agreements with Firefly, for 300 new high-tech jobs and more than $3 million in investment, and with Wright One Inc., which is moving its headquarters to Cedar Park with 164 jobs and more than $15 million in investment. Wright One builds high-efficiency fans and electric turbines for cooling and propulsion in data centers, drones and air mobility.

Firefly followed in May 2026 with two new Cedar Park buildings totaling 144,000 square feet and a spacecraft cleanroom four times its old size, backed by an $8.2 million grant from the Texas Space Commission. The commission, created by House Bill 3447 in 2023, awards grants from the Space Exploration and Aeronautics Research Fund (SEARF), which the Legislature has funded with $450 million to date.

Record

Dataset Record

Sources
Williamson County, Cedar Park Economic Development, Community Impact, Bisnow, Austin Business Journal (via Bisnow and Hoodline), Cedar Park Chamber of Commerce, Business Facilities, Texas Space Commission, Firefly Aerospace
Last verified
October 2026