Hear this story Plans call for billionaire Elon Musk's commercial spaceflight company to bring Starship production and launch capabilities near Cape Canaveral, Florida. As SpaceX breaks ground in Florida on a new Starship facility it calls "Gigabay," the company is also finalizing plans to launch 400-foot-tall spacecraft from NASA's Kennedy Space Center. For Elon Musk, expanding Starship operations to a second state is crucial in transporting humans to the moon and Mars. Following the latest test mission of its Starship spacecraft, SpaceX is looking to ramp up flights for the largest rocket ever built with launches from not only Texas, but also Florida. That's right: A gigantic launch system vehicle that has only ever lifted off from SpaceX's Starbase in South Texas could one day soon expand its operations to the Sunshine State. Plans call for billionaire Elon Musk's commercial spaceflight company to bring Starship production and launch capabilities to the Space Coast. And it could be happening sooner than you think. As SpaceX breaks ground in Florida on a new Starship facility it calls "Gigabay," the company is also finalizing plans to launch the 400-foot-tall spacecraft from NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Why? For SpaceX head Musk, expanding Starship operations to a second state is crucial to accelerate the development of a vehicle due in the years ahead to play a key role in transporting humans to both the moon and Mars. "Expansion of Starship production and launch operations in Florida will enable SpaceX to significantly increase the build and flight rates for Starship," SpaceX wrote March 3 on its website. Now that SpaceX has completed Starship's ninth-ever test mission since demonstrations began in April 2023, here's what to know about the company's future plans for Florida.