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 {{Wide image|JadeCoastSpaceport.jpg|700px|3=<div align=center>Jade Coast Spaceport, County Seraīkan</div>|dir=rtl}}
-A major contributor to the Melian economy is the [[Jade Coast Spaceport]], owned and operated by the [[Federal Spaceflight Authority]]. The spaceport is located on a large tract of land in County Seraïkan on the northeast coast of Astándra Island, and includes five launch sites for unmanned rockets and two for reusable manned spacecraft, which take advantage of the archipelago's position close to the equator to minimise the amount of energy required to enter orbit. It is currently the leading Kiravian spaceport for commercial sattelite launches and for manned space missions, especially logistical support for the FSA space station ''[[Starfield]]'', though concerns about possible Santherese surveillance have prompted the FSA to move more sensitive launches to other locations. The Jade Coast Spaceport is the largest single employer in the islands after the territorial government, and has drawn many highly-educated, high-income workers to Astándra Island.
 More conventional, sub-orbital transportation is also important to the Melian economy. The islands are an important way station between [[Great Kirav]] and the [[Sydona Islands]], and between the Sydonas and [[Kiravian Punth]]. Melian members of the [[Federal Stanora]] have pushed for closer trade relations between the Federacy and [[Pukhtunkhwa]], from which their territory would be geographically well-poised to benefit from.