Posted: Sun, Aug 17, 2025, 11:32 AM ET (1532 GMT)
A California commission has, as expected, voted to block an increase in SpaceX launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The California Coastal Commission voted unanimously to oppose a proposal to increase the number of Falcon 9 launches from 50 to 95 per year, plus five Falcon Heavy launches annually. Members said they opposed the increase because of a lack of data on environmental impacts. They acknowledged, though, that their opposition is unlikely to block the increase because the military can override it, as it did last year when the commission opposed an increase to 50 launches.

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