While several Cape Canaveral launch sites remain busy with launches from SpaceX, ULA, and Blue Origin, other facilities at the United States’ premier space launch facility are undergoing important work for a new generation of rockets to debut in the not-too-distant future. Changes that will affect existing vehicles, such as the Falcon 9, are also underway or in the planning stage.
NSF recently conducted a flyover near Cape Canaveral and obtained imagery showing the current status of construction and other preparations by various launch providers, including preparations for Blue Origin’s second flight of New Glenn. After a long period of relative inactivity, Starship preparations at Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) have also ramped up, and other companies are building up their launch sites as well.