SpaceX is a “private rocket company” built by Elon Musk which has received green signal for building “a research and manufacturing plant for its deep-space Starship project” in Los Angeles’ Port over a “tract of vacant land”.
The City Council of Los Angeles gave the permission to SpaceX for creating the facility in an unanimously voted majority. This would allow Musk, who is also the Founder of Tesla Inc. to move at a faster pace in creating “a new spacecraft and rocket system” capable of transporting humans in their extra-terrestrial voyage to Mars and moon.
The “Board of Harbor Commissioners” of Los Angeles gave SpaceX a ten year long permit which was approved only last week. In the words of the Councilman Joe Buscaino:
“It’s crazy that here we are in 2020 preparing ourselves to send people to Mars, and it’s going to happen in our backyard. We are becoming a spaceport.”
The said facility will conduct research work besides designing and fabricating “aerospace components”. However, the space-vehicle which will be built there will not be allowed to launch for its will be carried out of the port complex through ship service.
According to Reuters:
“The council action clears the way for SpaceX to begin leasing 12.5 acres (5 hectares) of property on Terminal Island for its Starship plant at a starting rent of $1.7 million a year, with an option to expand its site to 19 acres”.
References:
reuters.com
The City Council of Los Angeles gave the permission to SpaceX for creating the facility in an unanimously voted majority. This would allow Musk, who is also the Founder of Tesla Inc. to move at a faster pace in creating “a new spacecraft and rocket system” capable of transporting humans in their extra-terrestrial voyage to Mars and moon.
The “Board of Harbor Commissioners” of Los Angeles gave SpaceX a ten year long permit which was approved only last week. In the words of the Councilman Joe Buscaino:
“It’s crazy that here we are in 2020 preparing ourselves to send people to Mars, and it’s going to happen in our backyard. We are becoming a spaceport.”
The said facility will conduct research work besides designing and fabricating “aerospace components”. However, the space-vehicle which will be built there will not be allowed to launch for its will be carried out of the port complex through ship service.
According to Reuters:
“The council action clears the way for SpaceX to begin leasing 12.5 acres (5 hectares) of property on Terminal Island for its Starship plant at a starting rent of $1.7 million a year, with an option to expand its site to 19 acres”.
References:
reuters.com