Space Force Considers Third Launch Site for Heavy-Lift Rockets By 2030
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the Bandwagon-5 mission to orbit Oct. 20 from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.
Credit: SpaceX
EL SEGUNDO, California—The U.S. Space Force’s acquisition arm has begun to explore the feasibility of standing up a new domestic spaceport by 2030 as demand for orbital access continues to surge. Space Systems Command (SSC) has set up an operational planning team to “take a really hard look” at what...
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