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Elon Musk succeeds in making the headquarters of SpaceX a municipality

A success among the pitfalls

The creation of this city has been a rare success lately for Elon Musk, which has been invested in the Dogee commission charged by the White House to slar in public spending, but which has not fulfilled, and by far, its objectives of clear cuts. He is also faced with great difficulties with his Tesla automotive business and said that he would gradually return to his business.

The bust of the boss to SpaceX's in Boca Chica, Texas, March 5, 2025.-© Eric Gay / Keystone-sda.ch
The bust of the boss to SpaceX’s in Boca Chica, Texas, March 5, 2025.-© Eric Gay / Keystone-sda.ch

SpaceX installed its industrial complex in Boca Chica Bay, a coastal wetland, bordered by the Rio Grande and natural areas, to carry out rocket tests and launches. The site has been operational since 2019.

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The anger of environmentalists

Elon Musk’s project to make a city “will only cause more environmental destruction in the region,” said before the Bekah Hinojosa vote, co -founder of a local environment for the environment. “There will be more illegal discharges. They will increase their dangerous rocket operations and cause more seismic activity that will shake our homes and destroy more natural habitats, ”she anticipated.

The opposing of the opponents in Starbase, © Miguel Roberts
The opposing of the opponents in Starbase, © Miguel Roberts

It was Elon Musk himself, who offered the name of Starbase after a visit to the site four years ago. The official request to make it a real municipality was filed with local Texas local authorities, a state led by the Republicans, in December, after Donald Trump’s victory in the American presidential election.

Voting room in Boca Chica, Texas, May 3, 2025.-© Valerie Gonzalez / Keystone-sda.ch
Voting room in Boca Chica, Texas, May 3, 2025.-© Valerie Gonzalez / Keystone-sda.ch

The space agency has argued that it already ensures the management of infrastructure, including roads, and health or education services. She promised that the creation of the city would not question its efforts to reduce its environmental impact.

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