SpaceX, the private space transportation company led by billionaire founder and CEO Elon Musk, launched its Falcon 9 rocket 64 times last year at Vandenberg, a base record. With as many as 82 launches planned for this year and up to 100 a year in 2027 and 2028, it’s a record ready to be broken again and again.
Tom Schultz • Special to the Santa Barbara News-Press
Tom Schultz is a freelance writer and editor based in the Santa Ynez Valley. He was a staff reporter for the News-Press from 1998 to 2007 covering government, health care, crime, education, science, business, lifestyle, and more including the occasional obituary.