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Starbase, TX
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03/08/21 04:46 PM
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SpaceX reveals the grand extent of its starport plans in South TexasMost notably, the new documents include a detailed architectural drawing of the multi-acre site at the southern tip of Texas, along the Gulf of Mexico. The major hardware that exists or will be built includes: Two orbital launch pads, one of which is already under constriction Two suborbital launch pads, one of which already exists Two landing pads, one of which already exists Two structural test stands for Starship and the Super Heavy booster A large "tank farm" to provide ground support equipment for orbital flights A permanent position for the totemic "Starhopper" vehicle at the site's entrance https://arstechnica.com/science/202...nt-of-its-starport-plans-in-south-texas/
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Re: Starbase, TX
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03/08/21 05:29 PM
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NORML as can be
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Re: Starbase, TX
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03/08/21 06:27 PM
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Re: Starbase, TX
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03/31/21 02:02 PM
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Elon is hiring if anyone wants to move to Starbase, TX Elon Musk: Tell your friends to consider moving to Texas’ RGV, ‘Starbase’AUSTIN (KXAN) — As Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched another test flight Tuesday morning, the Tesla CEO is also asking people to consider a test flight of Texas’ Rio Grande Valley area — where Musk is currently attempting to incorporate the city of “Starbase, Texas.”
In a tweet Tuesday, Musk said: “Please consider moving to Starbase or greater Brownsville/South Padre area in Texas & encourage friends to do so! SpaceX’s hiring needs for engineers, technicians, builders & essential support personnel of all kinds are growing rapidly.”
The city of “Starbase” would be located at in an unincorporated area called Boca Chica Village, where SpaceX’s facilities are currently located. https://www.kxan.com/news/business/...o-consider-moving-to-texas-rgv-starbase/
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Re: Starbase, TX
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03/31/21 02:20 PM
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Re: Starbase, TX
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03/31/21 02:49 PM
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Me too, or I'd be beating down the door to go to work at Space-X. Have a couple of friends that work at their test facility in McGregor and they love it.
Silver spurs and gold tequila keep me hanging on. Pretty girls and old cantinas give me shelter from the storm.
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Re: Starbase, TX
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04/01/21 02:26 PM
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Me too, or I'd be beating down the door to go to work at Space-X. Have a couple of friends that work at their test facility in McGregor and they love it. I am too, probably don't fit the profile of the jetsetters Elon is looking for
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