SpaceX pivots to Starship, turning Vandenberg into its new launch hub

SpaceX is shifting focus from its Falcon 9 workhorse to Starship, boosting launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base while reducing Falcon 9 activity at Cape Canaveral. As Starship comes online, Vandenberg could become SpaceX’s busiest launch site, with plans for Starlink upgrades and Moon/Mars missions on the horizon, while Falcon 9 remains in service through the ISS era and toward a future that increasingly centers on Starship-enabled operations.