Spaceflight Insider
Cullen Desforges
June 28th, 2021
SpaceX’s Elon Musk, shown in this file photo from an event at Kennedy Space Center, is celebrating his 50th birthday today, June 28, 2021. When asked on social media what he wanted for his birthday, he tweeted “Starship Super Heavy” – which according to developments at his Starbase, Texas worksite seem to be gearing up to soon support. Photo credit: Mike Deep / SpaceFlight Insider
Last week, tower section six was rolled out to the orbital launch site at SpaceX’s facility
in South Texas and was lifted into place by the company’s crane known as “Frankencrane.”