Starbase, the place where Elon Musk’s Spacex builds and shoots up its massive starship rockets, is now becoming an official city in Texas. It is clear after a vote on Saturday. There, an overwhelming majority voted for the proposal. news visited the area earlier this year: Correspondent Tove Bjørgaas visited the city, which has now become Starbase in March this year. Watch the TV report here. Of the 283 voters in the area, most Musk’s SpaceX staff are probably. – The people of Boca Chica voted. Starbase is now officially a city: Starbase, Texas, writes Elon Musk on X. The 3.9 square mile area is located on the southern tip of Texas near Mexico and is dominated by Musk’s SpaceX company, can expand personal power Elon Musk’s company in December a request to local authorities to keep a vote to do so. The billionaire first presented the idea in 2021. Critics have expressed concern that the creation of an official city for Spacex can expand Musk’s personal control over the area. City status to Starbase has given concerns that Musk and Spacex can shut down parts of the area for the public in favor of rocket launch. Photo: Eric Gay / AP / NTB Some of the consequences may be that he gets the authority to shut down a popular beach and a state park in favor of launches, according to AP. The facilities at Starbase are under contract with the US Department of Defense and NASA. SpaceX hopes to return astronauts back to the moon, and to March. Published 04.05.2025, at. 09.57 Updated 04.05.2025, at. 10.00
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