SpaceX Starbase is where SpaceX builds and launches its most powerful rocket, Starship. It is where rockets are designed, assembled, tested, and launched all in one place. They will build hundreds and maybe thoudsands of Superheavy Starships. They will build thousands of Raptor engines. They are already expanding it to double its size. Brian WangBrian …
SpaceX has an environmental Assessment (EA) filing with the FAA, dated September 2025, does not specify an exact or even approximate launch date for Starship Flight 11 (also referred to as Integrated Flight Test 11 or IFT-11). It focuses primarily on environmental reviews for airspace closure updates to support additional orbital launch trajectories and Starship …
Tesla is now reincorporated in Texas so Texas laws are what matter for the new 2025 pay package. The shareholders will vote November 6 on the new pay package. Texas laws limit shareholder litigation over approved pay packages. Texas require shareholders to hold at least 3% of outstanding shares to file a lawsuit, and Tesla …
Tesla obtained a rideshare license from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation on August 7, 2025, is a significant step toward operating its Robotaxi service statewide. This Transportation Network Company (TNC) license aligns with Senate Bill 2807 (SB 2807). This new law signed by Governor Greg Abbott in June 2025 that takes effect on …
Tesla and Waymo are battling head to head for the future of Robotaxi in Austin Texas. Tesla has been operating for two weeks. How do they compare on safety? What will happen over the next few months in terms of expansion in service area and vehicles? Brian WangBrian Wang is a Futurist Thought Leader and …
In 2017, Texas passed a bill that gives the state of Texas control of who and how is companies can operate robotaxi. On June 1, 2025, Tesla will start operating 10-20 Model Y as paid unsupervised robotaxi. This means that Tesla is also already permitted to operate robotaxi anywhere in Texas. Tesla could expand to …
Information from someone who lives and works in the area, online transcripts from the public meetings and public reports, Grok 3 analysis (based upon my giving it my view of the context to get to first megapack production at the new megapack factory in Texas gives this 9 month timeline. – 8-10 month timeline likely …
Information from someone who lives and works in the area, online transcripts from the public meetings and public reports, Grok 3 analysis (based upon my giving it my view of the context to get to first megapack production at the new megapack factory in Texas gives this 6 month timeline. – 8-10 month timeline likely …
A nextbigfuture reader had a comment about which US cities had the most homelessness and whether the mayor is democrat or republican. I have used US Housing and Urban Development statistics and the wikipedia entries for each city for their mayor and party affiliation. Texas’ homeless population shrunk by nearly a third over the past …
Abilene Christian University (ACU) has applied to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for a construction licence for a molten salt research reactor (MSRR), to be built on its campus in Abilene, Texas, as part of the Nuclear Energy eXperimental Testing (NEXT) laboratory. ACU plans for the MSRR to achieve criticality by December 2025. The …
Elon Musk tweeted out that Tesla is considering a Gigafactory in Texas. Giga Texas? — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 5, 2020 Brian WangBrian Wang is a Futurist Thought Leader and a popular Science blogger with 1 million readers per month. His blog Nextbigfuture.com is ranked #1 Science News Blog. It covers many disruptive technology and …