Posted: Sat, May 23, 2026, 8:11 AM ET (1211 GMT)
A new Pentagon study recommends development of a launch site for heavy-lift vehicles in addition to the Cape and Vandenberg. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said at a House Armed Services Committee hearing Tuesday that the study, mandated by last year's National Defense Authorization Act, recommended the new launch site given congestion at existing sites. He did not identify what locations the study considered for the site or other findings from the report.

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