Project Ignition: SpaceX Starship testing site on Florida’s Space Coast detailed in permit filing

SpaceX has filed permits for a new Starship testing site on Florida’s Space Coast as the company prepares to eventually launch its massive rocket from Central Florida.SpaceX is calling the plans "Project Ignition," according to documentation.What is Project Ignition?

The plans, submitted to the St. Johns River Water Management District, call for a roughly 55-acre development near current SpaceX Operations Area Roberts along Schwartz Road, west of Kennedy Parkway North.According to the permit application, the site would include a test stand and other infrastructure needed to conduct testing on Starship after production, including static-fire tests.

Static-fire tests involve firing a rocket’s engines while the vehicle remains secured to the ground. The tests allow engineers to check the rocket and its systems before a launch."It is loud, it is ferocious," said Brandon Wynn, chief operating officer of Interstellar Gateway, who has witnessed similar Starship testing in Texas.