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SpaceX’s push toward Starship launches has been entirely focused on its South Texas facility
Further expansion of both sites is either ongoing or in planning as the Texas site ramps up towards its first orbital launch attempt early next year, followed by numerous launches throughout 2022
Notably, this work was ongoing while Starbase was focused mostly on the suborbital site for its hop tests instead of the Orbital launch site
Work remained mothballed, and questions related to satellite photos of 39A that highlighted the outline of the Starship pad at 39A continued to go unanswered, even after SpaceX won the Human Landing System (HLS) contract that all-but-confirmed NASA launches of Starship from KSC
Then, somewhat out of the blue, Elon Musk tweeted the news many wanted to hear: “construction of Starship orbital launch pad at the Cape has begun.”
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 3, 2021
Imagery from Sentinel-2 taken @ 2021-12-04 16:15:24 UTC shows that the original Starship launch mount is now full dismantled
Confirming Starship launches will take place from 39A further celebrates this launch complex’s incredible history
39A is hallowed spaceflight ground – no place more deserving of a Starship launch pad
One thing is for sure, that Starship will grace the Space Coast and become the latest resident at the world’s most famous launch complex
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