SpaceX Completes Crew Access Arm For Cape-Side Launches

Irene Klotz November 09, 2023
crew access arm on the upgraded SLC-40 pad
Credit: SpaceX
SpaceX has installed a crew access arm at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex (SLC) 40, giving the company flexibility to fly crewed missions from two East Coast launch sites. The upgrade to SLC-40, which began last year, was spurred by SpaceX’s plans to eventually launch the...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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