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US Pushes to Bypass Regulator, OK More Starlink Launches at Space Force Base
After the California Coastal Commission denied an increase in SpaceX launches at Vandenberg Base citing Elon Musk's politics, the Pentagon moves to boost annual launches from 36 to 100.
The US military is preparing to increase SpaceX Falcon 9 launches to 100 per year at Vandenberg Space Force Base, despite the California Coastal Commission voting to restrict them. “To better understand and mitigate the impact of launch noise, Vandenberg has partnered with the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Brigham Young University to study these conditions and improve prediction accuracy,” the representative says. Still, the spokesperson notes: "As of 2024, Vandenberg Space Force Base has launched 46 spaceport and test range missions, with 41 of these being Falcon 9 rockets."
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