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Here’s What SpaceX’s Massive New Floating Spaceport Looks Like Up Close

SpaceX has bought two huge oil rigs to convert into floating spaceports

By Victor Tangermann at Futurism

“SpaceX is building floating, super-heavy-class spaceports off the port of Pascagoula, Mississippi for Mars, Moon and hypersonic travel around Earth,” CEO Elon Musk wrote in a June 2020 tweet.

SpaceX has bought two huge oil rigs to convert into floating spaceports for its Mars-bound Starship spacecraft. Named Phobos and Deimos, after the two Martian moons, SpaceX intends the massive structures to support super heavy lift launches.

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Best of CES 2021: The Most Promising and Exciting Tech This Year-Popular Mechanics

Smart locks, drones, and (of course) TVs all caught our eye at the show.

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2021), the biggest tech trade show, of course went virtual this year. What hasn’t changed, though, is the number of new gadgets being shown for the first time.

Check out these items:

A Standalone Security Sensor
A Versatile Gaming Monitor
A Giant Automotive Touchscreen
An Antimicrobial Backpack (A Covid-19 special?!)
And More…

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Here’s What SpaceX’s Massive New Floating Spaceport Looks Like Up Close

SpaceX has bought two huge oil rigs to convert into floating spaceports

Best of CES 2021: The Most Promising and Exciting Tech This Year-Popular Mechanics

Smart locks, drones, and (of course) TVs all caught our eye at the show.

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