Spaceport slated for Cape York attracts global interest

Open airspace and proximity to the equator make Cape York very suitable for a large-scale spaceport. (PR HANDOUT IMAGE PHOTO) (AAP)

Imagine a major international airport with rockets and satellites instead of planes and a commute 10 hours from the nearest major city.

That's the vision put forward by Space Centre Australia's James Palmer as representatives from NASA and the Australian Space Agency gather in far north Queensland.