SpaceX to relocate Starhopper from Boca Chica site

BOCA CHICA, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A tourist staple at the Boca Chica SpaceX launch site is being relocated.

Many space enthusiasts who have been following SpaceX's progression in the Rio Grande Valley know that the Starhopper started it all for the space flight company in South Texas.

In 2019, the Starhopper prototype performed its first successful 150 meter flight at the SpaceX Starbase (Boca Chica) site. Since then, the company has continued to test its flight engineering with different SN rockets.

Today, the Starship stands at the site place, with the power to carry up to 100 people on interplanetary flights, according to SpaceX.

The company stated it would move its Starhopper from the launch site to a nearby lot sometime this week.

Experts say the Starhopper is moving to provide more room for the planned tank farm expansion. Moving the Starhopper will also prevent it from being damaged from the impact of future launches, experts say.

SpaceX crews are also working on the sites chopsticks, those are the arms of the launch pad designed to grab boosters returning to Starbase.

Starship's fifth launch is expected to launch at the end of the month.