Space behaves differently in Mountain Lion. In Lion, I have four spaces and I can launch an app (say, Safari) in a particular Space (say, Space 3).
How can I do that in Mountain Lion?
MacOS – How to start an app in a particular Space (Desktop) in Mountain Lion
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You can do this from the dock.
Switch to the space you want to pin your app to, then access the options menu from its dock icon:
If you want this for a specific app, you could use an application like Keyboard Maestro to set up a shortcut to switch to that application.
If you want this for every app, I don't think it is possible at the moment. It may come with an update (as the ability to manually re-arrange spaces in Mission Control).
Waiting for a better solution, you can still use ⌃→ and ⌃← to navigate between spaces (including fullscreen applications).
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Best Answer
Move the application to the correct space manually, then right click the icon in the dock, choose Options and Assign To This Desktop. It will then open automatically there the next time.