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Elon Musk-led SpaceX's job ad shows plan for Starlink factory in Texas

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/reuters/03/03/elon.jpg"/><figcaption>SpaceX founder and chief engineer Elon Musk attends a news conference at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. January 19, 2020. <em>Steve Nesius, Reuters/File Photo</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>SpaceX is building a new factory in Texas for its satellite-based broadband service Starlink, according to a job posting from the company, as billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk continues to invest in the southern US state.</p><p>Musk, who leads several futuristic companies, including Tesla Inc, Neuralink and Boring Co, moved to the Lone Star State from California in December to focus on the electric-car maker&#x27;s new plant in the state and his SpaceX venture.</p><p>Earlier on Tuesday, Musk tweeted, &quot;Creating the city of Starbase, Texas,&quot; without elaborating further.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Creating the city of Starbase, Texas</p>— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1366848696298561536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 2, 2021</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>SpaceX did not immediately respond to a request for comment.</p><p>However, the company&#x27;s job posting for a Starlink engineer said it was breaking ground on a &quot;new, state-of-the-art&quot; manufacturing facility in Austin, Texas to keep up with global demand.</p><p>The Starlink venture, a planned network of tens of thousands of satellites in low-earth orbit, aims to offer fast internet speeds globally.</p><p>The Tesla CEO had said earlier that Starlink, currently based in Redmond, Washington, will be a crucial source of funding for his broader plans like developing the Starship rocket to fly paying customers to the moon and eventually trying to colonize Mars. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/02/23/21/nasa-releases-first-audio-from-mars-video-of-landing">NASA releases first audio from Mars, video of landing</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO: </strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XtkNvRSo4vY?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>SpaceX is building a new factory in Texas for its satellite-based broadband service Starlink, according to a job posting from the company, as billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk continues to invest in the southern US state.<br /> </p>

SpaceX is building a new factory in Texas for its satellite-based broadband service Starlink, according to a job posting from the company, as billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk continues to invest in the southern US state.