BREAKING: The U.S. Space Force says America needs a THIRD major rocket launch range by 2030 as military and commercial launch demand accelerates. Lt. Gen. Philip Garrant, commander of Space Systems Command, confirmed that the service has formed a planning team to evaluate a new spaceport capable of supporting medium- and heavy-lift rockets. The expansion would supplement Cape Canaveral in Florida and Vandenberg in California, which face growing capacity constraints as SpaceX, Blue Origin and other operators increase launch activity. The White House has projected that U.S. launch demand could reach 1,000 missions annually by 2030, approximately five times the 2025 level. The Space Force is evaluating government-owned facilities, commercial property and public-private partnerships. Garrant described the 2030 timeline as ambitious. No location or construction plan has been finalized. A third launch range could provide additional capacity and redundancy for deploying military satellites during a crisis.