SpaceX continues its goal towards the first orbital flight of its Starship rocket, and now we’re hearing about a move that may help the mission. According to The Information on Thursday, it says SpaceX President and Chief Operating Officer Gwynne Shotwell will take over Starbase in Texas, the site where Starship is being built. Starship […]
SpaceX shared a new video today detailing “Life at Starbase,” showcasing what working at the site in Boca Chica, Texas, is like. We scenes of workers helping to build Starship and Super Heavy, plus ‘Mechzilla’ lifting up these huge rockets with its ‘chopsticks’. Also shown is a scene from a restaurant with the signage, “OCCUPY […]
Everyday Astronaut recently went on a tour of SpaceX’s ‘Starbase’ launch site in Boca Chica, Texas, guided by company CEO Elon Musk. Musk gave Everyday Astronaut‘s Tim Dodd a tour of the High Bay, where SpaceX assembles Starships, and a glimpse of the under-construction MegaBay at the site. The 45-minute video is chock full of intricate details […]
SpaceX’s Texas site, dubbed Starbase, is home to many towering pieces of spacecraft, and now it’s home to one high school prom couple’s memories, too. A couple shared prom photos taken at SpaceX’s Starbase in Brownville, Texas on the SpaceX Facebook page last week (via @Tesla Owners Silicon Valley). The photos show the couple standing […]
According to a report from The Houston Chronicle, SpaceX invested $430 million USD in operations at its ‘Starbase’ facility in Brownsville, Texas, over the course of 2021 and is now the city’s “largest private employer” with over 1,600 individuals under its employ (via Business Insider). Brownsville Mayor Trey Mendez said during a “State of the City” […]
As SpaceX prepares to launch into space more regularly in the coming years, the company’s Starbase launch site in Texas is coming together – in more ways than just the cool-looking sign. After releasing parts 1 and 2 of the SpaceX Starbase Launchpad tour, Everyday Astronaut released part 3 of the tour on Wednesday, complete […]
YouTube channel Everyday Astronaut hosted by Tim Dodd, has posted part two of its SpaceX Starbase tour with CEO Elon Musk. The video offers unprecedented access to Musk and Starbase’s operation, showing behind-the-scenes views of inside tents and more. 00:00 – Intro 00:45 – Tent 1 // Raptors 05:00 – Failure and the Space Shuttle […]
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk gave YouTube channel Everyday Astronaut a private 2-hour factory tour of the company’s Starbase factory. According to Everyday Astronaut’s video, Musk gives the channel a tour of the base and talks about technical details of SpaceX’s factory and its operations. 00:00 – Intro 02:02 – Conversation Starts 06:18 – High Bay […]
