Starbase: Elon Musk's SpaceX's new city in Texas 1
1. Elon Musk's SpaceX home can become an official Texas city called Starbase Recently, Elon Musk's South Texas home has officially become a city named "Starbase". Development is an important step in SpaceX's ambitious space exploration plans. City formation: Local residents, mainly SpaceX employees, approved the proposal to formally organize the Starbase as a city in a vote on Saturday. After this decision, Elon Musk expressed his happiness on his social media platform X (East Twitter), wrote, "Starbase, Texas is now a real city!" Starbase's purpose: The Starbase SpaceX rocket is a convenience center and launch site of the program, which aims to send Moon and Mars to astronauts under the contract with the Department of Defense and NASA. The city reflects SpaceX's ambitious vision of space exploration and development.
Controversies and concerns:- However, the formation of a city operated by a company has raised concerns among critics, who are afraid that it will give alone musk more personal control over the region, including the potential ability to close popular beaches and state parks.
- Additionally, bills have been introduced in the State Legislature that tries to move the new city's mayor from county and the authority to the city council.
- SpaceX's plans to close a local beach have expressed displeasure among the local people who have been visiting it for generations.
- Regional Description:
- Located at the southern end of Texas near the Mexican border, the city includes a mixture of about 1.5 square miles (3.9 sq km), some roads and airstrip trailers and a mixture of modest middle -century houses.