SpaceX bought two former Valaris oil rigs to build floating launchpads for its Starship rocket

Elon Musk’s SpaceX bought two deepwater oil rigs last year and is converting them into floating launchpads for its Starship rocket.

Source: SpaceX bought two former Valaris oil rigs to build floating launchpads for its Starship rocket


Say what you want about Elon Mush, he sure knows how to find bargains.  He also bought the NUMMI auto plant in Fremont, CA, for a steal ($42 million for the biggest auto plant in California, probably worth a $B or more.

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