California's Space Launch Complex-6 is undergoing a historic transformation. The launch towers originally built in the 1960s for Space Shuttle operations are now being demolished and repurposed for SpaceX's Falcon 9 and Starship rockets. According to Ars Technica, the facility represents six decades of American space innovation and marks a symbolic shift as commercial spaceflight takes over America's institutional space infrastructure.

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