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Stressing the system
SpaceX has told NASA it plans to launch Starship every eight days from Kennedy.
NASA's Space Launch System Rocket at LC-39B, preparing to lift off in 2022.
Trevor Mahlmann
SpaceX has told NASA it plans to launch Starship every eight days from Kennedy.
SpaceX plans Starship every 8 days (120/year), Blue Origin targets 120 New Glenn by 2035, but Kennedy's aging infrastructure lacks capacity. Annual demand reaches 365 days by 2028-2029 while NASA budgets fall 11-47%, threatening US space leadership against China.
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Stressing the system
SpaceX has told NASA it plans to launch Starship every eight days from Kennedy.
NASA's Space Launch System Rocket at LC-39B, preparing to lift off in 2022.
Trevor Mahlmann

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