U.S. Rocket Launchpads Expecting Record Demand Written 6 January 2025

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifts off from Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40 in January 2024. | Credit: U.S. Space Force photo by Joshua Conti; Wikipedia; Public Domain

The Wall Street Journal reports, “SpaceX and other rocket companies are planning to increase flights in the years ahead as they ferry their own satellites or payloads for other customers to space. The problem: Only three sites in Florida and California handle most U.S. rocket launches, and those locations are expected to become increasingly congested as companies and regulators schedule more missions.”
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