Cape Canaveral in its "boom cycle" of launches
Summary
Cape Canaveral is seeing more rocket launches and major construction as the U.S. expands its launch capacity amid growing competition with China. Space Force officials say launches could rise from 109 in 2025 to about 1,200 a year by 2036, increasing pressure to build additional spaceports.Key Facts
- Space Launch Delta 45 supported 109 orbital launches from Cape Canaveral in 2025, a record for the base.
- In April, the command oversaw five rocket launches for different missions, surpassing a record from the 1960s space race.
- SpaceX is expanding its Cape Canaveral facilities for Starship launchpads.
- Relativity Space and Stoke Space are preparing facilities and aim to begin launches in late 2026 and 2027.
- NASA is preparing Artemis III testing missions for next year and aims for Artemis IV to return astronauts to the Moon by 2028.
- Blue Origin is rebuilding its launch complex after its New Glenn rocket exploded in May.
- Space Force projections say Cape launches could reach approximately 1,200 annually by 2036.
- SpaceX plans to begin building a launch site off the Louisiana coast next year, with a first Starship launch planned for 2029.
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