SpaceX Plans Up to 456 Starship Launches and 912 Landings Annually in Texas
- SpaceX has proposed expanding Starship operations at its Starbase facility in southern Texas to as many as 456 launches and 912 landings per year.
- The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will prepare an environmental impact report and hold public hearings as part of its review of the expansion plan.
- The proposal envisages returning Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy boosters to base for reuse, supporting a higher launch frequency.
- Elon Musk has said SpaceX aims to increase Starship launch frequency significantly, with a long-term ambition of launching more than once per hour within a decade.
- SpaceX has also announced plans to invest up to $100 billion in a large launch site in southern Louisiana to support high-frequency Starship operations.
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- SpaceX has proposed expanding Starship operations at its Starbase facility in southern Texas to as many as 456 launches and 912 landings per year.
- The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will prepare an environmental impact report and hold public hearings as part of its review of the expansion plan.
- The proposal envisages returning Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy boosters to base for reuse, supporting a higher launch frequency.
- Elon Musk has said SpaceX aims to increase Starship launch frequency significantly, with a long-term ambition of launching more than once per hour within a decade.
- SpaceX has also announced plans to invest up to $100 billion in a large launch site in southern Louisiana to support high-frequency Starship operations.
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