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During 2011–2014, SpaceX considered as many as seven potential locations around the country for a new private launch facility for orbital flights, including Alaska, California, Florida, [38] Texas, Virginia, [39] Georgia, [40] and Puerto Rico. [41]
Space Launch Complex 4 (SLC-4) is a launch and landing site at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, U.S. It has two pads, both of which are used by SpaceX for Falcon 9, one for launch operations, and the other as Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) for SpaceX landings. The complex was previously used by Atlas and Titan rockets between 1963 and 2005.
Leased to SpaceX. Future: Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy. Retired: Athena I, Athena II, Delta IV, Delta IV Heavy. Cancelled: Titan IIIM MOL, Space Shuttle. STS-62-A (cancelled) Space Launch Complex 9: Planned Leased to Blue Origin [4] Future: New Glenn
A SpaceX launch briefly illuminated the Southern California sky early Friday morning, leaving commuters and local residents in awe. Falcon 9, a reusable, two-stage rocket, launched nearly two ...
In October 2018, SpaceX landed a Falcon 9 booster on a Vandenberg ground pad for the first time. [26] In April 2023, SpaceX leased SLC-6 to begin converting it for Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches after the last Delta IV launch there. [27] SpaceX expects to begin Falcon 9 launches from SLC-6 in 2025 and Falcon Heavy launches in 2026. [28]
SpaceX's plans to launch more rockets from California's coast were rejected by a state commission this week, with some officials citing Elon Musk's political posts on X.
The move would be a blow to Southern California, where SpaceX has helped to anchor a burgeoning space economy. ... The sprawling Hawthorne campus is the location of the company’s mission control ...
Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 6 (SLC-6, pronounced "Slick Six") is a launch pad and associated support infrastructure at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Construction at the site began in 1966, but the first launch didn't occur until 1995 due to program cancellations and subsequent repurposing efforts.