All Points Logistics Unveils Plans to Expand Spacecraft Processing on the Space Coast
By Maria Sonnenberg // June 3, 2026
NASA’s Kennedy Space Center and the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station together form the busiest spaceport on the planet
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The Space Coast is the first choice for launches because its east coast location to the Equator provides an extra boost for most launches. – Kevin Brown, senior vice president of business development at Space Prep, a service of All Points Logistics.
BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – The great news is that Florida’s Space Coast keeps breaking its own orbital rocket launch records, with 109 launches in 2025, almost double the 2022 total of 57.
Rockets launched from the Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station now average one to two per week.
SpaceX’s Falcon 9, the primary workhorse on the Space Coast, launches roughly every 4 to 7 days, with United Launch Alliance and other providers adding more missions each month.
By comparison, launch rates between 2016 and 2019 averaged 20 per year.
In 2012, just over 1,000 active satellites were in orbit versus 10,000; today, approximately 2,700 of which were launched in the last 12 months
Even better news is that the upward launch tempo is not expected to slow but to double over the next four years, with the caveat that sufficient launch processing facilities are available.
“NASA’s Kennedy Space Center and the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station together form the busiest spaceport on the planet, supporting an ever-growing launch cadence of exploration, science, defense, and commercial space missions,” said Leah Martin, with executive communications at Kennedy Space Center.
According to a report by the Economic Development Commission of Florida’s Space Coast, the $630 billion global space industry could surge to more than $1.8 trillion by 2035.
The expansion would provide what the EDC terms “a tsunami of economic activity that will reshape the region’s infrastructure.
The Space Coast remains a much-desired launch location.
“The Space Coast is the first choice for launches because its east coast location to the Equator provides an extra boost for most launches,” explained Kevin Brown, senior vice president of business development at Space Prep, a service of All Points Logistics.
Brevard’s East Coast location adds a 914 mph boost, helping save fuel. No other launch site in the United States offers such a perfect environment.
However, the not-so-great news is that existing launch support services on the Space Coast – and throughout the country – are creating a bottleneck in spacecraft processing.
“We just don’t have enough payload processing space,” Brigadier General Kristin Panzenhagen was quoted in an Orlando Sentinel story last year.
Panzenhagen added that “with the launch cadence increasing, we, with our government payloads, are using the same payload processing space that the commercial payloads use,” adding that the Space Force is searching for novel approaches to payload processing.
Approximately 60 spacecraft processing areas, or “bays,” are operational in the U.S. today.
Based on forecasted manifests from respected independent market analysts such as Euroconsult and market analysis by the Fairmont Consulting Group, at least 100 bays will be needed by next year.
Both data sources Euroconsult and Fairmont Consulting contend that Florida launches may level off as a result of reaching capacity of current infrastructure.
As demand for access to space continues to rise, Kennedy and the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station are building on a strong foundation of partnership and collaboration to address the needs of the future today.
“Utilizing projects identified through long-term master planning efforts and funds allocated from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025, initial investments by both installations have begun modernizing critical infrastructure,” Martin explained.
“In response to expanding operations and unprecedented growth, Kennedy and the Space Force Station are driving targeted improvements to address critical focus areas, including the increasing demand for processing facilities. From preparation and ground operations to launch execution, America’s premier spaceport is committed to ensuring every mission is safe, reliable, and on schedule for decades to come.”
Innovators such as All Points Logistics on Merritt Island are seizing the opportunity and could prove critical to Brevard’s continued role as a leader in space.
All Points Logistics has proposed expanding its current space vehicle processing capacity by developing a range of integrated spaceport facilities for launch and spacecraft operators through its Space Prep service.
Launched in 2022, Space Prep is one of the first multi-user services to meet the growing need for pre-launch ground support services and infrastructure, offering more efficient business processes than any others available today.
All Points, recognized as a proven leader in providing solutions and dynamic technical services under mission-critical constraints, helped drive the conversation on space innovation at the recent SpaceCom 2026 and Commercial Space Week in Orlando, where three senior team members collaborated with fellow industry leaders on key panels championing alternative solutions for critical issues facing the industry, including the crucial component of ground systems in scaling the space infrastructure, where Brown was one of the featured speakers.
Advances in satellite manufacturing and integration are shortening timelines from factory floor to orbit.
Next-generation ground service systems are essential to advancing into the space age. Space Prep offers a solution that bundles all facilities and services needed to move a spacecraft from the factory to the launch pad.
“We are looking at it from the viewpoint of infrastructure as a service,” Brown said.
“Those services include spacecraft processing, logistics and storage, and operational control centers, all offered a la carte, allowing customers to buy only what they need.”
Spacecraft processing refers to the integration, testing, fueling, and other preparations that all spacecraft must undergo once they arrive at the launch site.
“The overall goal is to increase the capacity of the spaceport and reduce the cost of launch campaigns for government and potentially commercial users,” said Phil Monkress, All Points president and CEO.
