Why SpaceX chose Boca Chica for Starbase #shorts

Our team spent a week in Boca Chica, Texas watching Starbase. Learn more about our trip in a new documentary, Rocketland: The SpaceX superfans uprooting their lives for Elon's Starship. Watch on The Verge's YouTube channel.

[btrswt]

the planet doesn't rotate faster at the equator than it does anywhere else. the surface speed increases the closer you are to the equator

[prof_hu]

Really recommend the Verge documentary. Some unique perspectives even for someone (like myself) following Starbase news quite close.

[adhhxgxhhg]

Everyone in Flint Michigan is really excited for this.

[SteveFrenchWoodNStuff]

No, the planet does not "rotate faster" at the equator. The entire Earth rotates at the exact same rate: once per day. What you mean is that the equator has the highest tangential velocity.

[JustAThought]

Site selection seems to be sound. Time for the US government to get behind the efforts of SpaceX to improve the cost effectiveness of access to space.

[dmeibaum]

They only had 2 options in the whole USA. Boca chicka and Cape Canaveral

[jerrypolverino]

Star base is never going to go to any star other than near the Sun.

[MikesTropicalTech]

I spent a week there during the time the chopsticks were being installed.

[YoungGandalf]

They put it close to the Mexican border so illegal immigrants can easily be flown to the moon.

[pamelamae]

Texas is 2200 miles north of the equator, not really that close.

[marflores]

My brother used to build rockets as a kid, y stepdad worked for LTV for years and brother wants to move to Boca Chica to help with Space x.

[AliHassan-uzzz]

Great space faculty. Wherever you are belong when's you found spacex planning to launch a rocket 🚀. In Subconscious mind definitely want to watch the ignition

[highpointsights]

Any idea how many have located in Boca Chica for the purposes of Geekology?

[victorresendez]

Just be very careful with Padre Island. That is our jewel and it's way better than Mars, trust me

[Nolanthegardener]

I am unsubscribing because you post too many shorts.

[casbot]

Elon Musk fanboys moving to Texas just to be near the launch site. …
Wow that's lame and sad.