Here's a new 24/7 live cam of the SpaceX rocket engine test stands at McGregor. It's split screen and shows a panorama of the whole site, plus closeups of the various test stands.
The problem is that while they test frequently during the day, they don't announce their test schedule, so much of the time not much is visibly happening. And they apparently have a quiet time at night when they don't fire rocket engines in order not to disturb nearby residents. (It's a rural area in the vicinity of Waco but there are people around. Closest is probably the Army's Fort Hood to the west.)
I'm told (not 100% sure that it's true) that some of the cattle at McGregor belong to SpaceX and are tended by SpaceX cowboys! The explanation is said to be a Texas tax law that gives tax advantages to ranches (it's Texas!). So SpaceX runs cattle on their property in order to qualify as being a ranch. (That's the story anyway, true or not.)
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/cOmmvhDQ2HM
The problem is that while they test frequently during the day, they don't announce their test schedule, so much of the time not much is visibly happening. And they apparently have a quiet time at night when they don't fire rocket engines in order not to disturb nearby residents. (It's a rural area in the vicinity of Waco but there are people around. Closest is probably the Army's Fort Hood to the west.)
I'm told (not 100% sure that it's true) that some of the cattle at McGregor belong to SpaceX and are tended by SpaceX cowboys! The explanation is said to be a Texas tax law that gives tax advantages to ranches (it's Texas!). So SpaceX runs cattle on their property in order to qualify as being a ranch. (That's the story anyway, true or not.)