SpaceX to convert offshore oil rigs into Starship pads

American aerospace company SpaceX has acquired two floating oil rigs with plans to convert them into spaceports for Starship operation.

Named after the two moons of Mars —Deimos, and Phoibos— the rigs were originally designed for deepwater drilling, to a depth of 8,500 feet. Measuring 240 feet by 255 feet, these platforms will be a significant upgrade over the two 300 feet long drone ships the company operates for landing its Falcon 9 boosters.

Previously, posted a hiring notice for  Offshore Operations Engineers, with their CEO Elon Musk stating "SpaceX is building floating, superheavy-class spaceports for Mars, moon & hypersonic travel around Earth"

Both platforms are currently located in Brownsville, near SpaceX's Starship development site.