Next SpaceX launch is not for a week: Why Florida rocket launches are quiet

The next SpaceX launch from Florida is scheduled for May 12, sending a resupply cargo Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station. SpaceX has transitioned all Falcon 9 rocket launches to one launch pad, Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
SpaceX rockets have become a regular sight on the Space Coast, but the launches have suddenly gone quiet. The last rocket launch was on May 1, and the next one is not expected until May 12. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will send a resupply cargo Dragon spacecraft to NASA's current crew onboard the International Space Station on May 12. The mission is known as SpaceX CRS-34. SpaceX has transitioned all Falcon 9 rocket launches to Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The company is working to finish the Starship launch pad at Kennedy Space Center Pad 39A. SpaceX is now down to only one drone ship to recover its Falcon 9 first stage boosters.
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