Subscribe for frequent updates on SpaceX Boca Chica, live Starship Cam, and launch viewing information including important local insider tips for those traveling to South Padre Island to film or view launches.

Saturday, February 16, 2019:

- Launch Pad and Starship Hopper updates

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LIVE STARSHIP CAM - watch ongoing construction 24/7 of SpaceX Boca Chica at https://www.spadre.com or Youtube live and every Starship launch webcast live!


FIRST TEST LAUNCHES and landings of this world's largest spaceship "Starship" are happening by spring 2019! Launch dates for Starship Hopper are likely to not even be announced, but public beach closures are required so you'll need to be vigilant. We will post any information on launch dates on https://www.SPadre.com as soon as it becomes available. South Padre Island is the closest viewing area for launches, check https://www.SPadre.com for hotels, launch dates and area information. Make plans and book your hotel as soon as launch date is announced, as this will be the largest event by far in SPI history with worldwide interest and massive crowds for this incredible historic milestone in space exploration! Check back for more frequent videos of the progress and launch dates of the first Starship and the Boca Chica Spaceport.

THE BEST PLACE TO WATCH launches is on South Padre Island. Boca Chica beaches will be closed. The southern tip of SPI is county owned Isla Blanca Beach Park, and is the closest possible viewing area. A new waterfront ampitheater has already been built for public viewing of launches. It is a short walk on the beach from most hotels to Isla Blanca, many hotels will have excellent views from south facing units.

DIRECTIONS TO SEE STARSHIP: from SPI, go over the bridge to Port Isabel, turn left by HEB on Hwy 48 for 16 miles, turn left on Minnesota Ave 313 for 2 miles, then turn left on Boca Chica Blvd Hwy 4 east for 19 miles to Boca Chica beach and SpaceX. There is a US Border Patrol checkpoint on this route where every vehicle is stopped for inspection. The Boca Chica launch site is not open to the public, but is easily seen from the beach access road Hwy 4. Although Boca Chica is just a few hundred yards across the Brownsville ship channel from SPI, it is approx 1 hour drive from SPI to Boca Chica.