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Tag: SpaceX

  • Lost in Space on Christmas Day

    Lost in Space on Christmas Day

    Our Christmas Day here in SouthTexas involves an hour’s drive over to Starbase at Boca Chica Beach.

    Last year, Elon Musk was able to rename Boca Chica Village and the surrounding area to Starbase.

    Each year, the growth in the area is mind-boggling. Christmas day is a great day to visit because many of the employees have the day off, and there aren’t many tourists.

    This year, in addition to the massive expansion happening at the rocket production facility, there was a new hotel in progress, and Tesla Trucks galore.

    Rocket production facility will be over one million square feet when completed
    New hotel behind the rocket production facility
    Tesla trucks everywhere

    We met a safety technician who explained to us that when the sales of Tesla vehicles dove this past year, Mr. Musk brought all of these trucks (and more in other lots) for his Space X employees to lease at very reasonable rates.

    This was part one of our Christmas day drive.

  • Space X Mural

    Space X Mural

    It’s about an hour’s drive from our winter home to Boca Chica Beach, TX.

    This is where the Texas SpaceX rocket production facility and launch pad is located.

    We visit there at least twice each winter to see what’s new.

    Last year, by the time we made our first visit to Space X, the new rocket production facility had been completed and the massive building had an equally massive mural on an end wall.