SpaceX Plans Up to 44 Starship Launches Annually at Florida Site

Elon Musk’s SpaceX wants to construct a launch facility that would support as many as 44 Starship launches per year at its pad at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center.

The Federal Aviation Administration announced Friday morning that it will prepare an EIS, or Environmental Impact Statement, as part of the review process.

Starship is SpaceX’s massive new rocket, designed to take humans to the moon and eventually Mars. The closely held company has conducted several tests at its launch site in Boca Chica, Texas, but also wants to upgrade its Florida facilities to support a rapid launch cadence.

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