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Amazon to build Kuiper satellite processing facility in Florida

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Amazon announced it plans to invest $120 million to build a satellite processing facility at Space Florida’s Launch and Landing Facility at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Kuiper satellites will be built at their Kirkland, Washington facility before being shipped down to the processing facility in Florida.

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New Tesla Model 3 Performance appears to pop up in Florida ahead of launch

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A new Tesla Model 3 Performance vehicle has been spotted in Florida, popping up ahead of its launch later this year. Since the confirmation, we have spotted some new features in early vehicle builds, including bucket seats, a carbon fiber dash , and potentially a Ludicrous mode based on badging.

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SpaceX to replicate Starbase, build multiple Starship launch pads in Florida

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Known as Launch Complex 49 (LC-49) and located where NASA once considered building LC-39C, a third Saturn-class pad to match 39A and 39B, NASA now says that SpaceX aims to develop the site into a dedicated Starship launch pad. The obvious implication: SpaceX intends to both build and launch Starships out of multiple Florida launch pads.

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Twitter discouraged from building HQ in Florida by Governor DeSantis

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis discouraged Twitter from establishing a headquarters in Florida — despite supporting Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover. Mayor Lenny Curry from Jacksonville, Florida extended an invitation. Mayor Lenny Curry from Jacksonville, Florida extended an invitation.

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SpaceX begins stacking Florida Starship launch tower

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SpaceX has begun stacking Starship’s first Florida launch tower. Once it reaches its final height, that tower will become the second tallest rocket-related structure on the East Coast, only beaten by NASA’s iconic and immense Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). It could also reach that height far sooner than later.

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Invisible Urban Charging Rolls Out 6,000+ EV Chargers in Florida

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Invisible Urban Charging (“IUC”) is rolling out more than 6,000 chargers for electric vehicles into the State of Florida. Once fully deployed, IUC will have doubled the number of EV chargers in the State, making it the largest EV charger operator in Florida.

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Florida Power & Light blows up its last coal plant, will replace with solar

Electrek

Florida Power & Light (FPL) yesterday demolished its last coal-fired plant, the Indiantown Cogeneration Plant in Martin County, east of the Everglades. And right before the plant imploded, FPL CEO Eric Silagy announced that the utility will build a solar center near the site.

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