SpaceX could be considering building Starship rockets at Port of LA
SpaceX is said to be considering setting up a new rocket factory in the Port of Los Angeles to build Starship and Super Heavy launch vehicles.
The Port would be an ideal location that grants easy access to the ocean for transporting the rockets to its coastal launchpad sites in Florida.
According to CNBC these talks were confirmed by Port of LA officials.
The company received approval to build a manufacturing facility in the port two years ago but went back on the agreement in 2019.
Currently, SpaceX is building its Starship prototype for orbital testing at a facility in Boca Chica, Texas.
CEO Elon Musk has plans to build reusable rockets to have the Starship flying with very high frequency.
Musk aims to attain a rate of construction of 100 Starships per year with the aim of producing 1,000 over the course of the next 10 years. Musk says that this rate of production is required to perform cargo and passenger flights with the frequency and volume needed to establish a permanent human presence on Mars, which is his ultimate goal.