# SpaceX Wants 1,000 Starships a Year. Its New Factory Might Actually Make That Possible.

- slug: spacex-wants-1000-starships-a-year-its-new-factory-might-actually-make-that-possible
- date: 2026-04-16
- category: Space & Aerospace

A 380-foot building in Florida with 400-ton cranes and 24 work bays sounds like a launchpad upgrade. It is not. It is a factory built to produce rockets at the rate the US aviation industry only reached during WWII — before Starship has proven it can fly reliably.

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