SpaceX bought the land and applied to and received approval from the FAA to conduct launches there. First as a set number of Falcon flights per year, then a sma

SpaceX bought the land and applied to and received approval from the FAA to conduct launches there. First as a set number of Falcon flights per year, then a small number of Starship test launches, and now up to 25 Starship orbital launches per year. They have been pursuing a Starship integration and launch facility at Cape Canaveral in parallel to this, but the Texas site allowed them to move more quickly and be their own range control. Getting approval for, building, and operating a launch site as part of Kennedy Space Center / Cape Canaveral is a lot more complex.