SpaceX Breaks Ground at Cape Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex 40
New 21st Century Facilities to Loft Falcon 9 Rockets
Cape Canaveral FL – November 01, 2007 – Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) held official ground breaking ceremonies today at Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, opening a new era in commercial space operations. SLC-40 will be the primary launch site for SpaceX’s new Falcon 9 launch vehicle, with operations beginning in late 2008.