Starship Offshore Platform "Phobos" Arrives in Mississippi

[TheX]

SpaceX's recently purchased oilrig is arriving in Pascagoula, Mississippi for conversion in support of Starship operations. The rig was originally named ENSCO 8501 but was renamed Phobos after being acquired by SpaceX. Phobos departed Galveston, Texas for Mississippi on Sunday.

 

[Fiat Lux]

What great idea...

Launch rockets and drill for oil at the same time. Now that’s first principle thinking!

cheers.

 

[GUITARFORCE Pickups]

We will see what Elon has in store for it.

 

[sonar1]

Gonna drill for lithium?

 

[TheX]

Starship is going to be a loud destructive thing to launch. Elon has said for quite a while that launching at sea is the best solution, so...

He's buying old offshore drilling platforms. They will be modified for SpaceX use, and deployed off the Texas coast in the gulf to start.

So, yeah...I'm a fanboy.