Musk: SpaceX To Build Rocket Engine Factory Near Waco

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(Waco, TX) — SpaceX will soon be building a rocket engine factory near Waco.

CEO Elon Musk announced the plan Saturday. The facility to be built in McGregor will make Raptor Two engines, according to a tweet from Musk. The company already has a research and development facility in McGregor where new engines and thrusters are developed, and final engines and components are tested.

Musk says the new plant will build between 800 and a thousand engines per year and will be one of the most advanced rocket engine factories in the world.