SpaceX, Falcon 9 rocket and Cape Canaveral
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The world’s busiest spaceport continues to break yearly launch records as more commercial space launch providers aim to add to the already busy launch cadence. Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and Kennedy Space Center, together, achieved 93 launches in 2024, far exceeding the once-ambitious goal of “Drive to 48” in 2017.
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Starlink’s Next Leap: How Falcon 9 and Cape Canaveral’s Legacy Shape Tomorrow’s InternetBumper is just key to the DNA of the Cape. Not just for beginning this sequence of launches that’s gone into 75 years, but for that spirit of exploration,” said Jamie Draper, director of the Cape Canaveral Space Force Museum.
Last year, Cape Canaveral saw an estimated 80 launches, and projections for 2024 suggest 100 or more. "If the space coast wants to continue booming, which it is now, you're going to have to invest.
The Cape Canaveral City Council voted 3-2 on Tuesday night to fire City Manager Todd Morley "with cause," thus ending his nearly 23-year career working for the city and denying him more than ...
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Why Cape Canaveral’s Next Launch Era Hinges on Forgotten Pads and Wastewater InnovationWhat is the number one thing holding us back to launch out here? asked Andy Duce, Program Manager of Spaceport Development. He didn’t even blink: “The wastewater treatment [infrastructure].” At Cape Canaveral,
With much of Cape Canaveral covered in asphalt, the rain and flood waters have nowhere to go. Rebuilding roads with porous materials is another idea in the early stages of planning and development.
Cape Canaveral National Cemetery director, Kevin Ridgeway said the volunteers play an important role. “They’re a very dedicated group,” Ridgeway said. “It’s truly their heart that they give.
The SFA recommends creating a compensation program for all domestic fishers and processors that suffer space-related economic losses or equipment damage.