SpaceX is converting oil rig into floating launch pad in ocean for its Starship rocket in Mississippi Jun 09, 2021, 11:27 AM
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SpaceX is turning two oil rigs into offshore launch pads for its Starship rocket.
One of the rigs, called Phobus, is being built in Mississippi, The Sun Herald reported.
The oil rig was towed all the way from Texas to Pascagoula, ST Engineering s VP of operations said.
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SpaceX is building an offshore launch pad for its Starship rocket in Mississippi, The Sun Herald first reported on Thursday.
Elon Musk s space company bought two oil rigs off the coast of Texas earlier this year with the intention of converting them into ocean spaceports. One of the rigs, Phobos, is now located in Pascagoula, a city in Jackson County, Mississippi, according to The Sun Herald.
Work on SpaceX launch pad being done in Mississippi
June 6, 2021
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PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) Elon Musk is converting two oil rigs into floating launch pads for his SpaceX program and work on one is being done in Mississippi. The Sun Herald reports that ST Engineering Halter Marine & Offshore Inc. in Pascagoula is involved in a six-month project to remove drilling equipment from the semi-submersible rig, Phobus.
Phobus will be used as a launching and landing pad for Starship, a SpaceX vehicle that Musk plans to send to Mars.
Jeffrey Gehrmann, ST Engineering’s vice president of operations, said the rig was towed in from Galveston. A nondisclosure agreement with SpaceX prevents Gehrmann from disclosing details about the project.