SpaceX Landing Zones

[Grendal]

SpaceX will be moving the landing zones.

Eastern Range Launch Pad Allocations Drive Innovation and Development

Space Launch Delta (SLD) 45 allocated several launch pads to four Commercial Launch Service Providers (CLPS) at Cape Canaveral SFS, Fla. This was part of the new Launch Pad Allocation Strategy (LPAS).

www.patrick.spaceforce.mil

 

[ecarfan]

From that article:

SLC 14 and 15 are leased out and move on to start a new chapter, SLC 13, currently Landing Zone 1 and 2, is also moving forward with Phantom Space and Vaya Space.

Odd that there is no mention of SpaceX as being the company that uses SLC 13.

So I wonder where SpaceX is going to construct two new LZs?

 

[Grendal]

From that article:

Odd that there is no mention of SpaceX as being the company that uses SLC 13.

So I wonder where SpaceX is going to construct two new LZs?

Already happening somewhere near SLC-40. NASA and the military now understand that SpaceX can hit their mark. Back in 2014, it was much more questionable. So building it much more near to a functioning launch pad is more acceptable. SLC-4E at Vandenberg is only 980 feet from LZ-4.

 

[ecarfan]

Already happening somewhere near SLC-40. NASA and the military now understand that SpaceX can hit their mark. Back in 2014, it was much more questionable. So building it much more near to a functioning launch pad is more acceptable. SLC-4E at Vandenberg is only 980 feet from LZ-4.

Thanks. Good to see the trend in decreasing distance from launch site to landing site to…Stage Zero!