Starbase Texas | News and Updates | Starship Factory

  • Mechazilla installed on the Orbital Launch Integration Tower at Starbase Texas

    Starbase Update | Mechazilla - A Change of Plans | 9/26/21

    At the time of writing, Booster 4 is currently off of the Orbital Launch Mount and is now sitting on a transport stand next to Ship 20, biding its time while the final pieces of the Orbital Launch Integration Tower...

  • SpaceX Starships at Starbase Texas with the sun rising in the background

    Starbase Update | FAA Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment | 9/19/21

    On the 17th of September, the FAA released their draft environmental assessment on operations at Starbase and signaled their intent to approve future operations of Super Heavy. This news could not have come at a more exciting time for SpaceX,...

  • SpaceX employees working on Starship 20 at Starbase

    The State of Starbase Texas | September 2021 Update

    At the time of writing this post, it feels as if things at Starbase are really about to shift into high gear. At the Launch site, Booster 4 is sitting on the Orbital Launch Mount (OLM) awaiting initial testing. On...