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Why can't we build 1 rocket every day? This is the space race

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SpaceX President Gwynn Shotwell recently spoke at the annual Commercial Space Transportation Conference in Washington, DC .

Shotwell is famously practical in her approach to spaceflight.

She was quick to turn attention away from the Firefly excitement of the first launch attempt and put focus on her company's long term vision for Starship .

SpaceX is looking to build one rocket per day in order to achieve its ambitious goals of colonizing Mars and deep into the solar system.

Elon Musk was asked in January how many Starships they could build this year .

SpaceX has a Raptor engine factory in McGregor , Texas where they are currently targeting 1 engine every 24 hours .

SpaceX is currently building a new factory at their second launch site on Cape Canaveral , FL .

This is going to be around of the same size as the rocket production area at Starbase, essentially doubling the capacity for building Starships .

Cape Canaveral launch site is more likely to take over as the primary hub for commercial flights.

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