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SpaceX installs rocket-catching arms on Starship’s Florida launch tower

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SpaceX broke ground on Starship’s first Florida OLS in late 2019. In late 2021, SpaceX finally began constructing the second iteration of Starship’s first Florida pad. The swing arm contains plumbing and an umbilical device that connects to Starship’s upper stage and supplies propellant, gas, power, and connectivity.

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SpaceX preparing giant crane to assemble Starship’s first Florida launch tower

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SpaceX may even pre-install most of the thousands of feet of plumbing needed to connect a Starship to ground systems located around 90 meters (~300 ft) below it. While the closest we can get to the #Starship pad at 39A is 5 miles away @FarryFaz & I got a few good shots thru the haze. before stacking.

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SpaceX to ship Starship ‘deluge’ hardware from Florida to Starbase

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SpaceX appears to be preparing to ship a huge collection of hardware – including parts of a possible launch deluge system – from Florida to Texas. Starship’s Florida deluge Some part of SpaceX knows that. Now arriving at KSC: The barge to load SpaceX's stockpile of equipment! Under my Starship?

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Elon Musk’s Boring Company submits plans for 6.2-mile Loop system in Miami

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mile transport tunnel system in Miami, FL. mile system to take less than three years if the project’s permitting process does not get held up in red tape. Among these potential extensions is a 3-mile connection to Hard Rock Stadium, as well as a 1.8-mile mile Loop system in Miami appeared first on TESLARATI.

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New Flyer completes 1,150 mile in-service demonstration of the Xcelsior battery-electric bus for Miami-Dade Transit

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The two-week demonstration, concluded on 21 January, resulted in more than 1,150 in-service miles and more than 1,800 passenger rides on 11 different service routes throughout Miami-Dade County. Using the Connect system, the New Flyer Xcelsior XE40 battery-electric bus reported up to 23.8 kWh per mile). kWh per mile).

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The Boring Company to connect Brightline to Fort Lauderdale Beach in 3 mins

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The Tesla cars will be moving at an average speed of 50 miles per hour, as per the proposal. . She disclosed that the Florida Office of Economic and Demographic Research (EDR) projects the city will add 845 residents daily until 2025. The city’s growth will likely sprout some challenges, including traffic congestion.

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See the Latest on NEVI 2023

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The ambitious program aims to ensure that EV drivers have access to fast charging along the most frequently-traveled routes, which stretch for 75,000 miles along the nation’s Alternative Fuel Corridors (AFCs). By contrast, California (7,082 miles), Florida (6,244 miles), and Texas (3,615 miles) operate the three largest EV corridor networks.