Using a new launch site in Florida, SpaceX will begin launching Falcon 9 rockets every 2-3 weeks, the fastest it has ever carried out launches. The Florida launch pad will enter service next week. SpaceX has a backlog of over 70 missions that are worth $10 billion.
It was close to reaching that launch pace prior to the September 2016 explosion that destroyed a Falcon 9 and significantly damaged the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station launch pad.
We should be launching every two to three weeks,- Gwynne Shotwell, president, SpaceX
SpaceX will also change the design of the Falcon 9's turbopump, removing some of the concerns voiced by NASA and the US Air Force.
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