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SpaceX's Rocket Launch Site in Texas Is Now Its Own City
- Voters approved on Saturday, May 3, 2024, the incorporation of Starbase, a new city around SpaceX's rocket launch site in South Texas.
- The vote followed Elon Musk’s push since 2021 to grant Starbase more local control, amid a population mostly employed by SpaceX within about 1.6 square miles.
- Starbase's new government includes a mayor and two commissioners, all SpaceX employees, and the incorporation aims to streamline operations like beach and highway closures for launches.
- The vote count was 212 in favor and 6 opposed, with Musk celebrating that 'Starbase, Texas Is now a real city!' while environmental and indigenous groups protested potential habitat and cultural harms.
- Starbase’s creation grants SpaceX greater authority but raises concerns about public access, environmental impact, and the balance between development and cultural preservation in the region.
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FAA gives SpaceX environmental approval to increase rocket launches in South Texas
The federal agency determined that more frequent launches at SpaceX's rocket site, Starbase, would have no significant impact on the local environment if the company takes the proper mitigation steps. The FAA has not issued a final decision.
Elon Musk’s new city puts SpaceX in the driver’s seat. Could public services be at risk?
Residents living near SpaceX headquarters in Boca Chica, Texas, will soon have a new public body through which to raise concerns about everything from road maintenance to garbage collection. Earlier this month, more than 200 residents voted to establish the city of Starbase, Texas—a 1.5-square-mile community governed by three elected officials, all of whom have ties to SpaceX, the space exploration company based in the area. Of the 218 people wh…
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SpaceX gets FAA approval to ramp up Starship launches from Texas
WASHINGTON :SpaceX received key U.S. regulatory approval on Tuesday to increase the annual rate of Starship rocket launches from Texas and booster landings in various bodies of water, allowing Elon Musk's space company to significantly expand development of its giant Mars rocket.The Federal Aviation Administr
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