The controversy over whether a new SpaceX structure was meant for a water tower or a launchpad may finally be put to rest after much ado about nothing and a multi-day fan fight. It was almost certain, as of almost two weeks ago, that the concrete foundation SpaceX was working on would be wildly excessive for a water tower, turning the question of whether it would be a suborbital or orbital-class test stand for Starship into a question of whether it would be a suborbital or orbital-class test stand for Starship.
Musk has now stated – perhaps unexpectedly – that the foundation will eventually support an “orbital launch mount” capable of hosting the world’s largest and most powerful rocket.
Construction of Starship orbital launch pad at the Cape has begun
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 3, 2021
