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Cape Canaveral in Florida, the historic home of the American space program, may become a launch pad for the giant Starship rocket being developed by Elon Musk's SpaceX. The company has submitted an official request to launch the rocket more than 100 times a year, an unprecedented move in terms of scale and impact, but it has raised widespread objections from competing companies.

According to the Washington Post, competitors (including established commercial space companies like "Blue Origin" and "United Launch Alliance") believe that granting SpaceX this privilege will enhance its near-total dominance over the "Space Coast" and marginalize the opportunities of other players in the sector. Some also warn that the noise and emissions resulting from the launch of the "largest and loudest rockets in the world" could impose environmental and technical burdens on the area.

For his part, Elon Musk considers "Starship" to be the key to the future of space travel, whether to the Moon or Mars, and he asserts that the frequency of launches will make space more "accessible and economically viable." Between Musk's ambitions and the competitors' concerns, Cape Canaveral stands at a moment that could reshape the landscape of the American space industry.