Port Canaveral Considers Charging SpaceX 14 Times Normal Fee For Booster Return

A dispute may be brewing between SpaceX and the Canaveral Port Authority, where the private space company brings its recovered boosters back to land. Citing concerns over wear and tear on the port's facilities, the Authority is considering raising SpaceX's fees by 14 times, to a total of $15,000 for each booster passing through. Port Canaveral is the facility that SpaceX relies on in its operations. Spent boosters are recovered aboard their drone ship, which docks at the Port. They are then offl...