Starbase from tent to Starship

von Katrina Karan: Elon Musk

Most people saw a tent on the Texas coast and called it a fantasy. Elon Musk saw the start of Starbase, a rocket factory and launch site that now builds the future. Starhopper was just the beginning, prototypes blew up, Starship made orbit, and every setback fed the next attempt. Relentless iteration and stubborn optimism turned a small outpost into the place where spaceflight is being forged. When others looked for reasons to stop, Musk doubled down