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Located within Kennedy Space Center property
Will have a new Launch and Landing Control Center, Booster Hanger, Security Center, Utility Yard, and a Rocket Garden
Launch and Landing Control Center
Could contain a data center, firing room, customer meeting rooms, engineering rooms, and multi-layered viewing rooms facing the two pads
Parking for around 200 cars
Booster Hanger
Will be used to process, store, and refurbish Falcon 9 boosters and payload fairings
Will have a footprint of around 133,000 square feet (sqft)
Almost 100 feet tall
Could also add a end-of-life decommissioning addition to the hanger
Security Center
2,500 sqft
Utility Yard
280,000 sqft
Will have fiber, water, and gas connections
Could be connected to a nearby substation but could develop new substations
Click here to download the Environmental Impact Report from NASA
Roberts Road Site satellite image with plans overlaid Image Credits: Satellite View: Google Earth Plans: SpaceX/Atkins Overlay: Jared-Base
Roberts Road site plan overlayed onto aerial photos Credits: Aerial photo: NOAA Plans: SpaceX/Atkins Overlay: Jared-Base
Image Credit: NASA/SpaceX
Launch and Landing Control Center (Potentially Canceled) Artist Rendering Image Credit: NASA/SpaceX
Booster Hanger Image Credit: NASA/SpaceX
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Dracos
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Starship/Super Heavy LC-39A/Launch and Landing Plans
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