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Re: SpaceX Cape SLC-37 Starship launch/landing facilities
« Reply #100 on: 12/08/2025 04:26 pm »
So thunderstorms can be loud. Does anybody have a comparison of the radius that the sonic boom of the return booster and ship will compared to a t-storm?
When i have visited and hiked the cape there I am always amazed at the wildlife which has benefited from the launch activities keeping people from developing the land.
With ELV best efficiency was the paradigm. The new paradigm is reusable, good enough, and commonality of design.
Same engines. Design once. Same vehicle. Design once. Reusable. Build once.

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Re: SpaceX Cape SLC-37 Starship launch/landing facilities
« Reply #101 on: 12/16/2025 05:26 pm »
Congressman Byron Donalds letter [Dec 16]

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SpaceX Starship will operate from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) within the Kennedy Space Center in 2026. Following that, SpaceX Starship will utilize Launch Complex 37 (SLC-37) in 2027.



Notice of Record of Decision for the Environmental Impact Statement for SpaceX Starship-Super Heavy at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida [Dec 18]

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On November 20, 2025, the Department of the Air Force (DAF) signed the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for SpaceX Starship-Super Heavy at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS), FL.
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Re: SpaceX Cape SLC-37 Starship launch/landing facilities
« Reply #102 on: 01/06/2026 07:50 pm »
https://x.com/INiallAnderson/status/2008615372321419549

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At least 1 of the Launch Towers at SLC-37 seems to have changed locations now that SpaceX are getting deeper into their permitting process -

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Re: SpaceX Cape SLC-37 Starship launch/landing facilities
« Reply #103 on: 01/06/2026 10:32 pm »
https://x.com/INiallAnderson/status/2008615372321419549

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At least 1 of the Launch Towers at SLC-37 seems to have changed locations now that SpaceX are getting deeper into their permitting process -


One will use the legacy Pad A site area and one will use the legacy Pad B site area. Legacy is defined as Apollo Project).
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« Reply #104 on: 01/08/2026 10:53 am »
https://twitter.com/INiallAnderson/status/2006529049649115345

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Groundwork at SLC-37 is well under way with December seeing their largest push yet! One area of great interest going into 2026! -
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« Reply #105 on: 01/08/2026 11:52 am »
https://twitter.com/INiallAnderson/status/2006529049649115345

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Groundwork at SLC-37 is well under way with December seeing their largest push yet! One area of great interest going into 2026! -
⏲️: June - December
First of the two Apollo-era concrete strucutres (that supported the umbilical towers) has been demolished.

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Re: SpaceX Cape SLC-37 Starship launch/landing facilities
« Reply #106 on: 01/27/2026 06:48 pm »
https://twitter.com/rocketjunkie94/status/2016177926392213811

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Here's another fantastic 50cm/pixel satellite image of Space Launch Complex 37 (SLC-37) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station taken on January 23, 2026 @ 16:01:14 UTC.

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