SpaceX, Starship and Florida
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Update: The launch has been postponed to no earlier than 4:03 p.m. PT Wednesday, Oct. 15, according to a launch alert from the Vandenberg Space Force Base. Among spaceflight enthusiasts, all eyes have been on Texas amid SpaceX's latest Starship rocket test from its Starbase headquarters.
The Department of the Air Force (DAF) overrides environmental objections from a California commission to approve up to 100 rocket launches per year from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
SpaceX is now authorized to double its current annual launch cadence from Vandenberg SFB, California, and to launch its Falcon Heavy rocket from the Western Range, base operator Space Launch Delta (SLD) 30 announced Oct. 14.