Posted: Sat, Oct 18, 2025, 11:16 AM ET (1516 GMT)
SpaceX has won approval to double its launch rate from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The Department of the Air Force said this week it has completed an environmental review of proposals to allow SpaceX to perform 100 Falcon launches annually from the base, up from the current limit of 50, as well as use a second pad there at Space Launch Complex 6. The new pad will also allow SpaceX to perform Falcon Heavy launches from Vandenberg. The study estimates it will take 18 months to convert SLC-6, previously used by the Delta 4, for Falcon launches.

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