A worker dies at SpaceX’s Starbase facility in South Texas as the company prepares for the debut launch of its Starship V3 megarocket, according to reports. The death occurs early Friday morning, May 15, at SpaceX’s launch complex at Starbase while SpaceX is gearing up for the upcoming launch activity. In a separate development, OSHA initiates an investigation into the death. The reports describe the incident as occurring at the Starbase site and do not provide additional details about the worker, the circumstances of the death, or whether any other injuries are reported. SpaceX continues preparations for the Starship V3 effort while the investigation is underway. The information currently available is limited to the fact of the death and the initiation of regulatory review by OSHA; further findings are expected as the investigation proceeds.
Worker dies at SpaceX Starbase as company prepares Starship V3 launch
A worker dies at SpaceX’s Starbase facility in South Texas as the company prepares for the debut launch of its Starship V3 megarocket, according to reports. The death occurs early Friday morning, May...
- A worker dies at SpaceX’s Starbase site in South Texas on Friday, May 15.
- The death occurs as SpaceX prepares for a Starship V3 megarocket launch.
- The incident is reported to take place at the Starbase launch complex.
- OSHA launches an investigation into the death.
- Reports provide no further confirmed details about the circumstances or any additional injuries.
A worker died at SpaceX's Starbase site in South Texas early Friday morning (May 15), as the company geared up for the debut launch of its Starship V3 megarocket.
3 months agoOSHA has launched an investigation into a death that occurred at launch complex on Friday.
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