This is part of a $280 million investment in the factory, which currently makes about 15,000 Starlink dishes per day. The money comes from the Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund.

SpaceX is making a sizeable investment in its operations near the Texas capital, according to a Wednesday release from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.  Abbott announced the state will be chipping in with a $17.

Starlink, a division of Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX that provides satellite internet service across the world, received the second largest grant in a new state fund meant to support the semiconductor business in Texas.

The Bastrop research and development center will receive $17.3 million from the Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund.

The $17.3 million grant was awarded to expand SpaceX's semiconductor research and development and advanced packaging facility.

SpaceX has published a rare behind-the-scenes video of its Starlink dish factory in Bastrop, Texas, which is preparing to expand. According to the video, the factory is already producing 15,000 Starlink dishes per day — which amounts to nearly 5.5 million dishes per year.

SpaceX is growing its presence in Bastrop County with a $280 million investment, bolstered by state funds, that’s expected to create more than 400 jobs.

On Wednesday, Gov. Greg Abbott announced SpaceX will get the fifth Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund (TSIF) grant of $17.3 million. The money is meant to help with the company's expansion of their semiconductor research and development and advanced packaging facility in Bastrop.