Report: Kennedy Space Center not ready for era of super heavy rockets
Summary
NASA's Kennedy Space Center infrastructure is aging and strained by rising demand from private space companies. A NASA OIG report warns that launch facilities at Kennedy and Wallops are dated and may not meet the volume of Starship and New Glenn launches. The analysis highlights bottlenecks in pads, nitrogen supply, power distribution, and transport, with unfunded upgrades and regulatory hurdles complicating future heavy-lift programs.