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The truth behind why SpaceX upgraded its launch pad
SpaceX did not choose to overhaul its Starship launch pad at Boca Chica, Texas, purely out of engineering ambition. The upgrades trace directly to a failed test flight, a federal investigation, and a long list of mandatory fixes that the company had to complete before it could fly again.
The Federal Aviation Administration has green-lit three new flight paths for the mega-rockets that allow them to overfly Florida, Texas, Mexico, the Cayman Islands and Jamaica.
More than a week has gone by since SpaceX helped restore a full crew of astronauts at the International Space Station.
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SpaceX Crew-12 launch unleashes bold new wave of ISS explorers
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission carried four astronauts to the International Space Station this week, completing a launch-to-docking sequence in just over 34 hours and marking a booster landing at the same Florida launch complex where it lifted off.