Starbase, Boca Chica, Texas
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Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas is SpaceX’s primary private spaceport and development facility for testing and launching next-generation rockets such as Starship.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Starbase, Boca Chica, Texas Context triple: [SpaceX, launchSite, Starbase, Boca Chica, Texas]
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Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B is a historic NASA launch pad on Florida’s Space Coast, originally built for Apollo missions and later used for Space Shuttle launches and current Artemis program flights.
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Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A is a historic Florida launch pad used for major U.S. crewed space missions, including Apollo Moon landings, Space Shuttle flights, and current SpaceX Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches.
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Cape Canaveral
Cape Canaveral is a prominent headland on Florida’s Atlantic coast best known as a major center for U.S. space launches and aerospace activities.
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Stennis Space Center
Stennis Space Center is NASA’s primary rocket engine testing facility, located in southern Mississippi and crucial to the development and certification of propulsion systems for U.S. space missions.
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Mojave Air and Space Port
Mojave Air and Space Port is a civilian aerospace test center and spaceflight hub in California known for experimental aircraft development and commercial spaceflight activities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Starbase, Boca Chica, Texas Target entity description: Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas is SpaceX’s primary private spaceport and development facility for testing and launching next-generation rockets such as Starship.
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A.
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B is a historic NASA launch pad on Florida’s Space Coast, originally built for Apollo missions and later used for Space Shuttle launches and current Artemis program flights.
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B.
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A is a historic Florida launch pad used for major U.S. crewed space missions, including Apollo Moon landings, Space Shuttle flights, and current SpaceX Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches.
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C.
Cape Canaveral
Cape Canaveral is a prominent headland on Florida’s Atlantic coast best known as a major center for U.S. space launches and aerospace activities.
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Stennis Space Center
Stennis Space Center is NASA’s primary rocket engine testing facility, located in southern Mississippi and crucial to the development and certification of propulsion systems for U.S. space missions.
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E.
Mojave Air and Space Port
Mojave Air and Space Port is a civilian aerospace test center and spaceflight hub in California known for experimental aircraft development and commercial spaceflight activities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
SpaceX facility
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rocket launch site ⓘ spaceport ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
SpaceX Starbase
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linked to:
Starbase, Boca Chica, Texas
Starbase launch site ⓘ
linked to:
Starbase, Boca Chica, Texas
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| associatedCompanyFounder | Elon Musk ⓘ |
| coast |
Gulf of Mexico coast
ⓘ
linked to:
Gulf Coast of the United States
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| constructionStart | mid-2010s ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| developsVehicle |
SpaceX Starship
ⓘ
linked to:
Super Heavy booster
SpaceX Super Heavy booster ⓘ
linked to:
Super Heavy booster
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| environmentalOversightBy | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ |
| formerlyKnownAs |
SpaceX South Texas Launch Site
ⓘ
linked to:
Starbase, Boca Chica, Texas
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| hasFacility |
Starship production site
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engine test stands ⓘ ground support equipment area ⓘ high bays for vehicle assembly ⓘ mid bays for vehicle assembly ⓘ |
| hasRunway | no ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Orbital Launch Mount
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integration tower ⓘ tank farm ⓘ |
| launchAzimuth | over Gulf of Mexico ⓘ |
| launchesVehicle |
SpaceX Starship
ⓘ
linked to:
Super Heavy booster
SpaceX Super Heavy booster ⓘ
linked to:
Super Heavy booster
|
| launchPad |
Orbital Launch Pad
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Suborbital Pad A ⓘ Suborbital Pad B ⓘ
linked to:
Suborbital Pad A
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| launchTrajectory | toward Caribbean and Atlantic ⓘ |
| launchVehicleFamily | Starship launch system ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boca Chica, Texas
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Cameron County, Texas ⓘ Texas ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Brownsville, Texas
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linked to:
Brownsville
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| locatedOn | Gulf Coast of Texas ⓘ |
| nearProtectedArea |
Boca Chica State Park
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Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first orbital-class Starship test flights
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testing full-scale Starship prototypes ⓘ |
| operator | SpaceX ⓘ |
| ownedBy | SpaceX ⓘ |
| primaryRoleForCompany |
SpaceX primary private spaceport for Starship
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Starship development hub ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
Starship development and testing
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Starship launch operations ⓘ orbital-class rocket launches ⓘ |
| regulatoryAuthority | Federal Aviation Administration ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Starbase, Boca Chica, Texas Description of subject: Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas is SpaceX’s primary private spaceport and development facility for testing and launching next-generation rockets such as Starship.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Brownsville
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NASA and SpaceX
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Starship SN8 prototype
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Starship SN8 prototype
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