SMRTR TechJun 17, 2026Ars Technica

Towers once planned for California shuttle launches leveled for SpaceX rockets

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SpaceX is modernizing Vandenberg's Space Launch Complex-6, a site with decades of failed starts under NASA and the Air Force. Old shuttle-era towers were demolished in 2025 to make way for Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy operations, with landing pads planned and Falcon Heavy launches potentially beginning by 2030.

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