Space Coast residents had a chance to wake up recently to the 18th orbital launch of the year from Cape Canaveral, as a SpaceX Falcon 9 topped with 53 Starlink internet satellites lifted off just before sunrise.
Space Coast residents had a chance to wake up Thursday to the 18th orbital launch of the year from Cape Canaveral, as a SpaceX Falcon 9 topped with 53 Starlink internet satellites lifted off just before sunrise.
With at least five more launches expected this month, Space Florida President and CEO Frank DiBello said that local launch facilities might handle more than 40 additional launches before the end of 2022 from private companies, NASA and U.S. Space Force.
“We’re likely to see 60, 61, 62 launches this year,” DiBello said during a conference call with the Space Florida Board of Directors.
“That, to me, is really significant in terms of the investments that we’ve made over time, thanks to the board and to our partnership with [the Florida Department of Transportation] and to the support that we’ve had from the Legislature to investing in infrastructure that supports the increased capability that we have,” DiBello added.
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