A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted off Nov. 18, marking the 99th launch of the year from the Eastern Range. The 100th launch is expected Nov. 20.
Credit: SpaceX
Less than a decade ago, the country’s primary spaceport was working on modernizing processes and equipment to support 48 rocket launches a year—more than double the annual flight rate at the time. “When I think back to that period, the interesting thing is how dead set against what we were trying to...
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