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The Super Heavy Booster No. 1 (BN1) rocket undergoes stacking on March 18 at the SpaceX South Texas launch site at Boca Chica. The 165-foot-tall Starship vehicle and BN1 will be 394 feet tall. They will “represent a fully reusable transportation system designed to carry both crew and cargo to Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars and beyond,” as stated on the SpaceX website. SCREENSHOTS TAKEN BY ROXANNA MIRANDA FROM THE NASA SPACE FLIGHT WEBSITE

Super Heavy BN1 makes its debut

Alejandra Yañez March 29, 2021

Alejandra Yañez | THE RIDER SpaceX has stacked its first Super Heavy Booster No. 1 (BN1) rocket...

Professor explains first step in establishing Starbase SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s plans to turn the unincorporated community of Boca Chica Village into Starbase, Texas. UTRGV experts and Cameron County officials detailed the rules and steps the proposal must follow. Roxanna Miranda/The Rider Photo Illustration

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s plans to turn the unincorporated community of Boca Chica Village into Starbase, Texas. UTRGV experts and Cameron County officials detailed the rules and steps the proposal must follow. Roxanna Miranda/The Rider Photo Illustration

Professor explains first step in establishing Starbase

Alejandra Yañez March 22, 2021

Alejandra Yañez | THE RIDER SpaceX CEO Elon Musk needs 10% of Boca Chica Village residents’ signatures...

SN10 lands–then explodes Starship SN10, pictured recently, took flight Wednesday night at the SpaceX South Texas launch site at Boca Chica. The starship landed successfully but exploded minutes afterward. Roxanna Miranda/The Rider

Starship SN10, pictured recently, took flight Wednesday night at the SpaceX South Texas launch site at Boca Chica. The starship landed successfully but exploded minutes afterward. Roxanna Miranda/The Rider

SN10 lands–then explodes

Alejandra Yañez March 5, 2021

Alejandra Yañez | THE RIDER SpaceX successfully landed its Starship SN10 prototype during a high-altitude test Wednesday...

SpaceX aims to drill for natural gas at Boca Chica During a Railroad Commission hearing on Jan. 22, Tim George, an attorney for the SpaceX subsidiary, Lone Star Mineral Development, explained SpaceX is looking to expand operations in the area. George said the company plans to drill for natural gas to power its rockets. Roxanna Miranda/The Rider

During a Railroad Commission hearing on Jan. 22, Tim George, an attorney for the SpaceX subsidiary, Lone Star Mineral Development, explained SpaceX is looking to expand operations in the area. George said the company plans to drill for natural gas to power its rockets. Roxanna Miranda/The Rider

SpaceX aims to drill for natural gas at Boca Chica

Alejandra Yañez February 11, 2021

Alejandra Yañez | THE RIDER Updated at 2:32 p.m. Feb. 11 SpaceX plans to extract methane near...

Second crash landing for Starship The Starship SN9 took its high-altitude test flight Tuesday at the SpaceX South Texas launch site at Boca Chica. The starship was powered by three Raptor engines and traveled 10 kilometers in the air. The flight ended with an explosive landing of the starship. SCREENSHOTS TAKEN BY ROXANNA MIRANDA FROM THE NASA SPACE FLIGHT WEBSITE LIVESTREAM

The Starship SN9 took its high-altitude test flight Tuesday at the SpaceX South Texas launch site at Boca Chica. The starship was powered by three Raptor engines and traveled 10 kilometers in the air. The flight ended with an explosive landing of the starship. SCREENSHOTS TAKEN BY ROXANNA MIRANDA FROM THE NASA SPACE FLIGHT WEBSITE LIVESTREAM

Second crash landing for Starship

Alejandra Yañez February 4, 2021

Alejandra Yañez | THE RIDER SpaceX’s latest Starship prototype, SN9, exploded upon landing Tuesday during a high-altitude...

SN9 to fly in due time Shown is Starship SN9 during Monday’s test flight at the SpaceX South Texas launch site at Boca Chica. The flight was also scrubbed Thursday and Friday due to windy conditions and has been rescheduled for next Monday, according to SpaceX. SCREENSHOTS TAKEN BY ROXANNA MIRANDA FROM THE JAN. 25 NASA SPACE FLIGHT WEBSITE LIVESTREAM