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The Architect's Newspaper By Jonathan Hilburg 2/12/2019
You've Been Grounded
Southern border wall could run through SpaceX’s Texas facility
Elon Musk’s woes aren’t slowing down, as Bloomberg has discovered that the Trump administration’s proposed U.S.-Mexico border wall would cut through the SpaceX launch facility in Boca Chica, Texas.
The 50-acre facility, which received $20 million in incentives from the Texas state government, is being used to build and test a new spacecraft called the Starship, which Musk hopes will one day deploy from a SpaceX Falcon rocket and ferry passengers to Mars. The reusable, stainless-steel clad shuttle has been in the news recently for ignoble reasons, namely because it was knocked over by the strong Southern Texas winds last month.
More: https://archpaper.com/2019/02/southern-border-wall-could-split-spacexs-texas/ (https://archpaper.com/2019/02/southern-border-wall-could-split-spacexs-texas/)