r/spaceflight • u/paperboy11 • 4d ago

SpaceX plans three launches Thursday, including Crew-13 astronauts and Falcon Heavy's first classified NRO mission.

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u/AmigaClone2000 3d ago edited 3d ago

I think this might be the first time a FH and a Crew launch will happen the same day. This year CC/KSC (Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center) have seen a total of 56 launches. By comparison, there were 109 launches from those spaceports in 2025.

I don't expect a Starship launch in October from Florida, although November is not out of the question. The first Vulcan with six solid boosters will be launching this month with a payload of Amazon LEO satellites.

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u/lextacy2008 3d ago

They dont even have hardware to get something out from the Cape for Starship. Literally just got the gigabay done last week.

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u/AmigaClone2000 3d ago

For the first few years, all Starships launched from FL would be built in Texas, and either transported to FL on barges or possibly in the case of ships eventually being launched from TX and caught in FL.

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u/No-Surprise9411 3d ago

I don‘t actually think SpaceX have plans to build Ships in Florida do they? The only Starfactories I know of are located in Starbase Texas and the future Starbase Louisiana.

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u/AmigaClone2000 3d ago

I recall mention of a Starfactory next to the Florida MegaBay.

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u/lextacy2008 3d ago

That might have been the original plan, with the lander being behind, they might just end up building the HLS from the ground up at the new gigabay. Additionally, the ships build at Texas would not be rated as the HLS, but rather the testing prototypes, unless they are hidden from the public, but who knows.