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.

SpaceX bought two oil rigs to convert into offshore launch pads for Starship. On Wednesday, Musk said on Twitter that one of the two platforms could be at least partially operational by the end of ...

Now, SpaceX has purchased two oil rigs to convert for this purpose, as first reported by spaceflight.com’s Michael Baylor, and confirmed by CNBC.

SpaceX has possibly bought two oil rigs for future launches and landings of its Starship vehicle on missions to Mars – and has named them after the Martian moons Phobos and Deimos.

SpaceX has bought two offshore oil rigs that it will convert into floating spaceports for use on future mission to the Moon and Mars. The huge portable platforms will one day act as launchpads for ...

The rigs will hold the company's massive Starship rocket vehicles. ... SpaceX Repurposing Oil Rigs From Bankrupt Valaris as Floating Launch Pads. By Eric Volkman – Updated Jan 20, 2021 at ...

Gwynne Shotwell told reporters last week that SpaceX sold the two oil rigs that SpaceX was converting for launching and landing rockets. Shotwell said they were not the right platform. SpaceX is still ...

Located near SpaceX’s deployment site in Brownsville, Texas, the two deepwater oil rigs measure in at 240 x 255 feet and were purchased for $3.5 million USD each. Each rig will be repurposed as ...

SpaceX has purchased two deep-water oil rigs off the Texas Gulf Coast to someday use as sea-going spaceports for their Starship spacecraft. The commercial space firm, through an entity called ...

SpaceX will transform disused oil rigs into floating launch sites for its Starship craft expected to transport crew and cargo on missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond, Elon Musk confirmed on ...

SpaceX is by far the largest and most successful private spaceflight company ever, and it’s been able to carve its place in the history books thanks to a lot of out-of-the-box thinking.