On Thursday, August 4, 2022, Musk poured cold water on this rumor, saying it was “not true.”
“Not true. Tesla is 5 mins from Austin International airport. Would be silly to build another private airport, however the existing commercial airport needs another runway, as Austin is growing fast!”, said Musk in response to a tweet from MySanAntonio.
Tesla headquarters are now at the company’s new Gigafactory in Austin, Texas. Musk also has the headquarters for The Boring Company near Austin Executive Airport.
Musk travels frequently between Texas and California and it was said the new private airport would save travel time, but according to the Tesla CEO, it’s just not true. The CEO also frequently heads down to SpaceX’s Boca Chica facility, located by a 5.5 hour drive south of the company’s Austin Gigafactory.
SpaceX’s Starlink constellation is continuing its rapid expansion, and the company is now on track to surpass 10,000 satellites in orbit by February 2026 — a milestone that would cement Starlink as one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects ever deployed in space. Looking at cumulative deployment trends over the past six years, the pace […]
SpaceX’s Starlink is proving that high-speed satellite internet isn’t just for homes, RVs, or airplanes — it can also keep up with off-road race trucks blasting through the desert at full throttle. In a new showcase shared by Starlink, competitive off-road racing team 1 Nine Industries and Terrible Herbst Motorsports used Starlink connectivity to prepare […]
SpaceX’s Starlink is closer than ever to launching in South Africa after a major regulatory shift removed one of the biggest barriers blocking the satellite internet provider from entering the country. As first highlighted by longtime Tesla watcher @SERobinsonJr, South Africa’s Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Solly Malatsi, has issued a new directive — […]
