• SpaceX breaks ground commerical launch site in Texas.
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[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/cWJorY4.jpg[/IMG] [quote]BROWNSVILLE, Texas -- SpaceX on Monday broke ground on the state's southernmost tip for the company's first commercial site for orbital launches. The ceremony marked the start of construction of the $85 million site at Boca Chica Beach, east of Brownsville. The site will be used to launch commercial satellites. Perry is providing $2.3 million from the Texas Enterprise Fund toward the project, and the state offers another $13 million from the Spaceport Trust Fund to pay for infrastructure development. California-based SpaceX is expected to create 300 jobs at the site. The company already has a rocket testing facility in McGregor, in Central Texas, that employs 250 people. SpaceX says it plans 12 launches a year from the South Texas oceanfront site. "This announcement represents a huge step forward for our state and continues our nation's proud legacy of scientific advancement," Gov. Perry said. "It builds upon our pioneer heritage, our tradition of thinking bigger, dreaming bolder, and daring to do the impossible. SpaceX is the latest in a long line of forward-thinking companies that have made Texas home, and I couldn't be prouder to help break ground on this revolutionary new facility."[/quote] [url]http://www.khou.com/story/news/local/texas/2014/09/22/spacex-to-break-ground-on-texas-rocket-launch-site/16048383/[/url] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A56Xtzz9pTk[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKYB3_V7oAo[/media] Construction won't start soon, and it will probably be about two years before any flights, but its a step! [editline]22nd September 2014[/editline] And I spelt commercial wrong.
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