End of ULA! SpaceX Demolished ULA Launch Pad for Massive Starship Launch. Elon Musk's Reaction...
End of ULA! SpaceX Demolished ULA Launch Pad for Massive Starship Launch. Elon Musk's Reaction...
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00:00: Intro
00:36: SLC-37 and Starship
07:22: Flight 10’s progress
09:51: Axiom-4’s delay
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End of ULA! SpaceX Demolished ULA Launch Pad for Massive Starship Launch. Elon Musk's Reaction...
A major leap forward just happened—ULA’s launch site at Complex 37 has been demolished to make way for SpaceX’s Starship systems.
Is this just routine, or the start of something bigger?
Meanwhile, Starship’s next flight just got a green light from the FAA, moving closer to launch. But in contrast, Axiom-4 has been delayed indefinitely for an unexpected reason.
Let’s break it all down in today’s episode of Great SpaceX!
SpaceX is demonstrating strong determination to bring Starship to Florida, widely recognized as the heart of the aerospace industry.
Last year, the company’s proposal to conduct 44 Starship launches per year from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) caught many by surprise. At the time, it appeared to be their final move in Florida. However, a new development has pushed the vision even further. The United States Air Force recently released a Draft Environmental Impact Statement confirming that Space Launch Complex 37 (SLC-37), formerly operated by United Launch Alliance (ULA), will be transitioned into a new Starship launch site.
This means SpaceX is preparing for a third operational launch complex, joining Starbase in Texas and LC-39A in Florida.
End of ULA! SpaceX Demolished ULA Launch Pad for Massive Starship Launch. Elon Musk's Reaction...
The transformation of SLC-37 has officially begun. More than a year after the final Delta IV Heavy mission in April 2024, the former ULA launch facility was dismantled on June 12. Unlike a gradual teardown, the demolition was swift and dramatic. Explosives were used to bring down the lower portion of the structure, causing the entire building to collapse in one powerful motion. Marking the significance of this moment, Elon Musk posted: “A new chapter named Starship.”
Indeed, this marks not just a new chapter for SpaceX but also a new era for SLC-37 and the broader aerospace industry. ULA, a joint venture between Boeing and Lockheed Martin, once held dominance over American space launches. With a legacy that includes the Atlas and Delta rocket families, ULA has historically been the go-to provider for launching military, government, and scientific payloads into orbit.
End of ULA! SpaceX Demolished ULA Launch Pad for Massive Starship Launch. Elon Musk's Reaction...
However, since SpaceX entered the scene, the industry has seen a dramatic shift. Elon Musk’s company brought a fresh approach that focused on building modern, low-cost, reusable rocket systems that can support a high launch cadence. This strategy allowed SpaceX to quickly gain a commanding presence in the commercial launch market and has increasingly encroached on the government and military sectors as well.
In the second phase of the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) program, the missions were initially divided 60-40 in favor of ULA. Over time, however, that split narrowed to 54-46. In the more recent Lane 2-Phase 3, SpaceX took the lead, securing 28 out of 54 missions, or 51 percent, while ULA was awarded only 19, or 35 percent. This shift highlights a broader transition between two very different eras in American aerospace, symbolized now by the handover of SLC-37.
The transformation of this launch site represents more than just a change in hardware. It is a symbol of the rise of a new philosophy in spaceflight that prioritizes speed, cost-efficiency, and reusability.
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