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California Coastal Commission Opposes SpaceX Launch Expansion on West Coast, Again

The California Coastal Commission cited insufficient data on environmental impacts and regulatory concerns in unanimously rejecting a plan to increase Falcon 9 launches from 36 to 100 yearly.

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By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -The California Coastal Commission voted on Thursday against a plan by Elon Musk’s SpaceX to nearly double the number of Falcon 9 rocket launches the company is permitted to conduct each year from Vandenberg Space Force Base, from 50 to 95. But as was the case when the commission voted last October to oppose a previous SpaceX launch expansion from 36 to 50 at the installation, the U.S. government can merely …

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California Coastal Commission opposes SpaceX launch expansion on West Coast, again

By Steve Gorman

·Denver, United States
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