Elon Musk says SpaceX’s next Texas venture will be a rocket engine factory near Waco The SpaceX CEO detailed the company’s plans in a series of social media posts Saturday. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla. on Thursday, June 17, 2021. The rocket is carrying a global positioning satellite for the U.S. Space Force. (Craig Bailey/Florida Today via AP)(Uncredited) By Tribune News Service 9:29 PM on Jul 10, 2021 CDT SpaceX will break ground soon on a rocket engine factory near Waco, CEO Elon Musk said Saturday, detailing the plan in a series of posts on social media.