News that he’s planning to move rockets from South Texas raises anew questions about...
Though Musk suggested Wednesday the first orbital launch could be from South Texas, the possible transfer of vehicles raises anew questions about the future of the facility. He has long promoted the compound as “the Gateway to Mars” — the site from which the company would launch astronauts to the moon and red planet.
Past and current employees of SpaceX, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the company’s plans, have also said South Texas is no longer seen by Musk as the gateway. SpaceX has been conducting static fire tests on the launch pad at Starbase and will continue testing its boosters in South Texas, he said. It will soon fire 33 engines simultaneously, with the goal of stacking a Starship on the launchpad at Starbase as early as October.started moving forward with building-out a Starship launch site at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, as another option to the Starbase development and launch compound.
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