Booster 21 has been transported to launch pad 2 for a static fire test hopefully tomorrow Aug 28 -
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Starbase
Starbase, other wise known as Starbase City, is located in TX near the Boca Chica Peninsula on the Gulf of America. It is a legally incorporated company city built and operated by SpaceX as the primary manufacturing, development and orbital launch site for SpaceX's next-generation Starship rocket system. Starship is not only launched from this site but built here on an assembly line. Once up to speed SpaceX is looking to launch 120 test launches annually by 2030 increasing launches to 1000 annually as time goes by utilizing Texas, Florida and Louisiana launch sites
Map of Starbase - zoom out to get a look at Texas location. Zoom in the see highlighted areas, click on to get info and pics
There are a number of facilities on Starbase where they manufacture parts, assemble them, run tests and launch:
Starfactory - a massive advanced manufacturing building used for high-rate mass production of vehicle sections
Mega Bays 1 & 2 - towering bays used to stack the rings and weld the massive spacecraft
The Gigabay, still under construction - this massive new vertical integration facility is designed to scale up Starship production even further allowing work to be done on 24 rockets at a time -
Finished lookOLS Tank Farm - stores, cools, and delivers the huge amounts of propellants and support fluids needed to fuel SpaceX's Starship. It also holds hundreds of thousands of gallons of water. This water sprays onto the launch pad during ignition to absorb extreme heat and loud sound waves. The tank farm sits behind launch pads 1 & 2
SpaceX conducts Starship static fire testing primarily at the
Massey Outpost and the active orbital launch pads. Here they run engine test-firings and pressure checks on prototype rockets before flight. A dedicated site used mainly for upper-stage Starship cryogenic and static fire engine tests. Booster are static fire tested on active launch pads after passing a series of other tests
Orbital Launch and Integration Towers (OLIT)-
Launch pad 2 is active. Launch pad 1 is being renovated
Starbase Control Room- Coordinates and monitors orbital and suborbital test flights of the Starship and Super Heavy rocket systems
Living Quarters on Starbase:
Mars Pathfinder Park - Located in Boca Chica Village, named after the first Mars rover, is a specialized neighborhood where many SpaceX engineers and technicians live. This area features customized Airstream trailers. Named after the
first Mars rover setting down on Mars in 1997
Starbase Village - This housing setup mimics the historic Apollo-era Cape Canaveral worker camps. SpaceX has also expanded local living options to include newly built prefab homes and rental houses in the village
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