SpaceX hauls dirt as first step in building its Boca Chica launch site
APR 18, 2016
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.029746
Valley Morning Star : In preparation for the construction of a launch site at Boca Chica Beach in Texas, private aerospace company SpaceX began last year to truck in some 310 000 cubic yards of soil. The soil is needed to raise and stabilize the area so that it will support heavy hangars, a launch pad, and rockets. Although the process, called soil surcharging, is more cost-effective than placing steel beams or pouring concrete pillars, it does take longer, so SpaceX has bumped back its first projected launch from the site to 2018.
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