U.S. Space Force Upgrades Sites Amid Soaring Launch Demand

Spaceship taking off

The Space Force plans to spend billions of dollars to modernize its ranges on the East and West coasts.

Credit: Blue Origin
In 2024, the U.S. broke the record for annual space launches for the second year in a row, and its Eastern Range was the busiest spaceport in the world. A late January drive down Phillips Parkway at Cape Canaveral SFS in Florida puts those records on clear display. The air is charged with commercial...
Vivienne Machi

Vivienne Machi is the military space editor for Aviation Week based in Los Angeles.

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