SpaceX Cleared to Build Starship Launch Complex at Historic Cape Canaveral Pad

The U.S. Air Force has granted SpaceX approval to transform a historic launch site at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The company will develop the site for launches of its next-generation Starship rocket. SpaceX plans to redevelop Launch Complex 37. This pad was originally used for NASA's Saturn I and IB rockets in the 1960s and later for United Launch Alliance's Delta IV. The expansion is a key step for SpaceX's Starship program. Starship is a fully reusable rocket and spacecraft system designed for missions to the Moon and Mars. This new Florida launch site will join SpaceX's existing Starship development facility in Boca Chica, Texas. Having two launch complexes will increase the company's testing and operational capacity. The Air Force's decision follows an environmental review of the proposed changes. No official timeline for the construction or first launch from the pad has been announced.