# SpaceX has begun installing equipment at its advanced chip packaging facility in Bastrop, Texas.

*aerospace · news · 2026-04-10 · Reuters*

## Key points

- SpaceX has started installing equipment at its advanced chip packaging facility in Bastrop, Texas.
- The Bastrop facility will package RF chips for Starlink, previously handled by external providers.
- SpaceX aims to begin in-house chip packaging production at Bastrop before the end of 2024.
- Texas Governor Abbott announced a $280 million expansion of the Bastrop facility over the next three years.

**Companies:** SpaceX
**Countries:** United States

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