US EditionSpaceX Hopes to Nearly Double the Rocket Launches Off the California Coast, State Panel Likely to Object
CALIFORNIA, AUG 9 – SpaceX aims to increase launches to 95 annually from Vandenberg, facing state opposition over environmental and regulatory concerns while military officials back the plan.
- SpaceX aims to increase its annual launches from Vandenberg in California to around 95 by August 2025, nearly doubling its current launch rate.
- The increase follows an early 2024 agreement allowing six launches annually but clashes with the California Coastal Commission's concerns over environmental impacts.
- The commission rejected a 50-launch plan in October 2024, citing worries about wildlife harm, noise, permit circumvention, and Musk's political conduct.
- Shortly after the rejection, SpaceX filed a lawsuit against the commission, alleging that it exceeded its legal powers and suggesting the decision was influenced by bias against Musk's political opinions.
- Military officials insist launches support U.S. security interests and will proceed despite opposition, while most launches primarily serve SpaceX's commercial Starlink network.
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SpaceX hopes to nearly double the rocket launches off the California coast; a state panel likely to object
SpaceX wants to nearly double the number of rocket launches into space from the California coast, with plans for almost 100 a year from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
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SpaceX, California Clash Over Proposed Rocket Launch Expansion
SpaceX is seeking approval to nearly double rocket launches from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base to 95 per year, putting the company on a collision course with the California Coastal Commission over concerns about wildlife, noise, and state oversight, the Los Angeles Times reported. That represents a sharp climb from early 2024, when SpaceX, owned by billionaire Elon Musk and working with the U.S. Air Force, agreed to only six launches …
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