Starbase
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English
Etymology
From starbase, from star + base. From "star" being used in the naming of space-related terms, and being a base for such operations.
Proper noun
Starbase
- A subdivision of Cameron County, Texas, United States
- Coordinate terms: Boca Chica Village, Kopernik Shores, Kennedy Shores
- A spaceport in Starbase, Boca Chica, Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, United States
- Coordinate terms: Boca Chica Spaceport, Brownsville Spaceport, South Texas Spaceport
- 2025 March 6, Ashley Strickland and Jackie Wattles, “SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft explodes midflight for a second time, disrupting Florida air traffic”, in CNN:
- While the first test flight of Starship and Super Heavy blew up a launchpad at SpaceX’s Starbase facilities in 2023, January’s Flight 7 and Thursday’s Flight 8 both allowed Starship to travel out over the Atlantic and Caribbean before exploding near populated islands.
Further reading
Starbase, Texas on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
