🔋Dave Mattson📐(@DaveMattson):Hey @grok, given the spacing of these launch pads, what are the requirements for evacuating humans during prep, launch and landing, and how would that affect the max utilization rate for using multiple pads simultaneously.

2026.08.26 03:34

Hey @grok, given the spacing of these launch pads, what are the requirements for evacuating humans during prep, launch and landing, and how would that affect the max utilization rate for using multiple pads simultaneously.

IGW@interstellargw

2026.08.26 03:24

We projected the recently released renderings of Starbase, Lousiana, to provide a sense of the sheer scale of the project. SpaceX's plan depicted consists of ten launch sites, in five pairs. Each pair is about 1.5mi (2.5km) apart. The production site is over 2km long, and the Starfactory alone has a floor space of over 7.6 million square feet (629,000 sq m). The Gigabay (if, it is still called that!) is over four times the area of the existing Gigabay design. The whole site measures over 12 miles (20km) in length and takes up an area of roughly 14,000 acres. Starbase, Lousiana is set to begin construction next year, with the first launch in 2029.