SpaceX plans to launch the 10th test flight of its Starship megarocket about three weeks from now, according to company founder and CEO Elon Musk.

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McALLEN, Texas — The South Texas home of Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket company is now an official city with a galactic name: Starbase. A vote Saturday to formally organize Starbase as a city was ...

On Saturday, local residents who mostly work for Elon Musk’s rocket company voted to create an official city for themselves: Starbase, Texas. By Junho Lee and J. David Goodman Over the last few ...

In this March 5, 2025, file photo, a visitor photographs a large bust of Elon Musk near SpaceX's Starbase as the Starship is prepared for a test flight in Boca Chica, Texas.(Eric Gay / AP) McALLEN ...

Starbase, SpaceX’s launch site turned company town in South Texas, faces local opposition from residents outside the city limits. Skip to main content. Scientific American. May 29, 2025.

Starbase, Texas, headquarters of Elon Musk's SpaceX, is officially a city following a resident vote. Most Starbase residents, primarily SpaceX employees, voted in favor of incorporation.

What To Know. Starbase encompasses approximately 1.5 square miles at the southern tip of Texas along the coast near the Mexico border. The voting population consisted of just 283 eligible voters ...

Starbase will be a Type C city, which is a municipality category of under 5,000 people that includes allowing officials to impose a property tax of up to 1.5%, according to the Texas Municipal League.

McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The South Texas home of Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket company is on its way to becoming an official city with a galactic name: Starbase.

As a Type C municipality, Starbase will have a commission form of government — a mayor and two commissioners — who will be elected by the voters on the same day they vote to incorporate.