{"id":29161,"date":"2025-02-21T12:48:26","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T20:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/spacexs-florida-project-counts-down-to-construction\/"},"modified":"2025-02-21T12:48:26","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T20:48:26","slug":"spacexs-florida-project-counts-down-to-construction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/spacexs-florida-project-counts-down-to-construction\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX\u2019s Florida project counts down to construction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech\">\n    <button class=\"text-to-speech__button button\"><\/p>\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-to-speech__button__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/static\/images\/audio_icon.svg?482016190122\" alt=\"-\"><\/p>\n<p>        Listen to the article<br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-to-speech__button__audio-length\">2 min<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls\">\n        <audio controls=\"\" class=\"js-text-to-speech\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"http:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dmgi9movl\/video\/upload\/q_1\/v1740161204\/news\/text_to_speech\/spacex-florida-construction-launchpad_cslhkb.wav\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"><\/source><\/audio><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls__text\">\n            This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">feedback<\/a>.\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Construction of SpaceX\u2019s Gigabay in Cape Canaveral, Florida, is set for launch.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Federal Aviation Administration documents created last month indicate <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/oeaaa.faa.gov\/oeaaa\/external\/searchAction.jsp?action=displayOECase&amp;oeCaseID=644929632&amp;row=0\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>construction on the space exploration technology<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> company\u2019s new Starship Gigabay launchpad could begin as soon as April and wrap up in August 2026. That timeline matches up with SpaceX\u2019s goal of sending an unmanned ship to Mars by 2026.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The documents list the project as a \u201cwork in progress\u201d and indicate that the launchpad\u2019s structure will be 380 feet tall. The cost of the project is not mentioned and no general contractor has been announced.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The coordinates listed by the FAA show the Gigabay will be close to SpaceX\u2019s Roberts Road facilities. That location is beyond a security gate by the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.floridatoday.com\/story\/tech\/science\/space\/2025\/02\/18\/spacex-starship-gigabay-proposed-for-rocket-cape-canaveral-florida-kennedy-space-center\/78972784007\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, which means it\u2019s not visible to the general public, Florida Today reported.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>SpaceX is led by Elon Musk, the richest man in the world and leader of President Donald Trump\u2019s Department of Government Efficiency.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The company already has a Megabay in Texas. The Gigabay would be used in the same manner, to stack and prep the firm\u2019s 232-foot-tall Super Heavy rockets before flight. The Super Heavy rocket is the reusable first stage of SpaceX\u2019s Starship launch vehicle. When fully stacked, the Starship rockets reach over 400 feet in height, per Florida Today.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spacex.com\/mission\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>space exploration firm has completed a number of facilities<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> around the country, including:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>The Build Facility at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California, where it designs and builds the reusable rockets.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>A 4,000-acre rocket testing and development facility in McGregor, Texas, which features 16 specialized test stands.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>A space launch complex in Cape Canaveral.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>In Texas, SpaceX has rapidly expanded its business by constructing facilities and office buildings, but a Reuters investigation found the firm can be <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/space\/musks-spacex-is-quick-build-texas-slow-pay-its-bills-2024-05-13\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>slow to pay builders and suppliers<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>. A number of unpaid bills have led contractors to file liens against SpaceX properties to get compensation for their work, Reuters reported.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/spacex-florida-construction-gigabay-launchpad\/740661\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. 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