Texas, SpaceX and Elon Musk
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The area is home to SpaceX's rocket launch site and is where the company hopes to one day send humans to Mars.
Starbase, Texas, a new city formed around Elon Musk’s SpaceX testing and launch site in South Texas, was officially incorporated with overwhelming support from residents, who also elected
The small area of land in southern Texas where SpaceX launches its rockets will become an official city after a nearly unanimous vote by residents.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX prevailed in an election over the weekend to turn Starbase into a city that’s now led by employees.
A South Texas community, mostly made up of SpaceX employees, voted 212 to 6 in favor of establishing a new city called Starbase.
SpaceX has met another requirement for a new license that would allow 25 Starbase rocket launches per year. Current regulations only allow for five.
Local residents decide overwhelmingly to support SpaceX’s Starbase launch facility becoming an official Texas city.
Weeks after SpaceX employees voted to make Starbase a city, the company ramps up infrastructure with $22 million community center.