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Oct 31, 2021

Major elements of Starship Orbital Launch Pad in place as launch readiness draws nearer

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, space travel

With the maiden orbital flight of Starship approaching, Orbital Launch Pad A in Starbase, Texas, is being built up to launch readiness. Over a year of construction has brought the complex’s various elements to the verge of launching the most powerful rocket in history.

Assembly Timeline

SpaceX started construction of the orbital launch pad on June 22 2020, when teams began to install the concrete rebar for the six pillars of the orbital launch mount. After building up steel rebar for reinforcement, a steel cylinder was sleeved over the rebar and each pillar was filled with concrete, covered, then left to cure.

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