SpaceX on 12 June demolished the Mobile Service Tower, umbilical tower and lightning masts at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Launch Complex 37, dismantling infrastructure that had supported United Launch Alliance’s Delta IV rockets since 2002. The controlled explosions leveled the pad less than 14 months after the final Delta IV Heavy mission flew from the site in April 2024. The clearance paves the way for SpaceX to construct new launch and landing pads, 600-foot integration towers and other ground systems needed for its fully reusable Starship–Super Heavy rocket. The Florida facility would be the company’s ninth launch site and, according to preliminary planning documents, could host as many as 76 Starship flights a year once regulatory reviews are complete. SpaceX still needs a record of decision from a U.S. Air Force environmental impact statement and separate Federal Aviation Administration approvals before construction can begin. If granted, the company aims to conduct its first operational Starship missions from the Space Coast as early as late 2025, complementing ongoing flight-test activities at its Starbase site in Texas.