The Space Coast set a new launch record in 2023 with 72 orbital missions from either Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The pace of launches could ramp up by the end of 2024 to a near twice-weekly rate with as many as 111 missions possible.

The Federal Aviation Administration is proposing a $633,000 fine against SpaceX for safety violations during two rocket launches last year in Florida. The agency said Tuesday that Elon Musk’s commercial space company failed to follow requirements of its launch license by using an unapproved launch control room and deleting a mandatory part of the pre-launch checklist during a Falcon 9 launch in May 2023.