Wednesday, December 30, 2020

The Industrial Scale of SpaceX in Texas

I've been watching the daily videos of the SpaceX Starship test program in Texas that are being posted on YouTube on the NASASpaceflight channel. As well as covering the tests and launches, they show the vast scale of what SpaceX are doing in Boca Chica. 

The speed and scale of the SpaceX Starship and Super Heavy development is remarkable. I don't think there has been anything comparable since the heyday of the 1960s space programs and the Cold War. They've built a shipyard, but it's for building and launching spaceships. 

Here's a 19-minute video that includes a drive-past of a large part of the facility. The opening scenes are reminiscent of a cover from a science fiction magazine from the 1950s. 


Kudos to the NASASpaceflight team for producing these videos and to SpaceX for being so open about their test program. 


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