SpaceX operates its own launchpad at its Starbase complex in Boca Chica, Texas.
Credit: SpaceX
Apart from passing the Karman line and reaching outer space, there are few boasts in the U.S. space sector prouder than “my company is vertically integrated.” Vertical integration—the practice of developing and building systems in-house instead of buying from a supplier—is rare in other...
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