CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The Federal Aviation Administration has finalized part of an environmental assessment that will allow SpaceX to more than double the number of Falcon 9 launches from Florida’s Space Coast.

Under the approval , the private space company will be capable of conducting up to 120 Falcon 9 missions per year from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, instead of being limited to 50 during previous years.

In addition to the expanded launches, the review also clears the way for SpaceX to build a new landing zone on-site that could support as many as 34 first-stage booster landings annually.

The FAA said its review considered a wide range of environmental impact factors, including air quality, climate impact and noise, but determined that regular launch activities

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