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The idea that humans could one day populate and even colonize Mars is one no longer confined to the realm of science fiction. Astronauts are on the cusp in the years ahead of journeying all the way to ...

SpaceX is investing $280 million for the expansion of its semiconductor research-and-development (R&D) and advanced packaging facility in Bastrop, about 33 miles southeast of Austin. The company ...

If SpaceX is going to fly Starships as often as it wants to, it’s going to take more than rockets and launch pads. First, there’s the sprawling factory that SpaceX has constructed at its Starbase ...

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is dropping another $8 million into the Bastrop-area plant that makes parts for the company’s satellite internet business. Starlink, a subsidiary of the commercial space company, ...