Job

Gigabay foundations (Thompson Construction)

Contracted by SpaceX from Thompson Construction Group · Artemis III

Thompson Construction Group was awarded foundations for SpaceX Gigabay at Starbase, Brownsville, Texas: about 161,000 square feet of shallow foundations plus site work, grading, earthwork, pile installation and chipping, baseplate grouting, cast-in-place anchors, finished floor slab, and base/fill.

Who built it

BuilderThompson Construction GroupContracted by SpaceX

BuyerSpaceX

Under

Gigabay (Starbase TX production hall)

Parent job

Flights

Artemis IIIQ3 2027 · HLS test articles (Blue Moon MK2 pathfinder + Starship V3)

Starship Lunar CargoLate 2020s to 2030s · Starship

Artemis IVEarly 2028 · Human Landing System

Sources

SpaceX Gigabay Foundations thompsonconstructiongroup.com, 9 April 2026
Project Details tdlr.texas.gov
SpaceX Gigabays Lerch Bates, 15 December 2025