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space1 year ago

Florida Ramps Up Starship Launch Preparations

SpaceX is ramping up preparations for Starship launches at Kennedy Space Center's Pad 39A, with significant construction activity observed, including a new orbital launch mount design. The Roberts Road facility is expanding, potentially becoming a new Starship production site. Meanwhile, SpaceX's Falcon 9 continues its high launch cadence, and other companies like Stoke Space and Relativity are advancing their launch site developments in Florida, aiming for future launches.

science-and-technology2 years ago

"Spring's Space Coast: The Schedule of Florida's Rocket Launches and Satellite Wars"

Florida's Kennedy Space Center is set for a busy launch schedule through spring 2024, with a variety of missions including United Launch Alliance's Vulcan Centaur carrying a lunar lander and memorial spaceflight capsules, Axiom Space's first all-European crew mission, and multiple SpaceX Falcon 9 launches for different purposes such as the NG-20, PACE, IM-1, and USSF-124 missions. Additionally, launches of the Atlas 5, Vulcan Centaur, SpaceX Falcon Heavy, and another SpaceX Falcon 9 for the Türksat 6A mission are planned. Launch dates and times are subject to change due to various factors.