Over the last 20 months, since May of 2024, SpaceX has been building the second pad at Starbase, Texas. As of the end of the ...

WE ARE IN THE HEART OF SPACE TERRITORY IN TEXAS AS THE COMPANY DEALS WITH A NEW SETBACK INVOLVING ITS STARSHIP ROCKET, A NEW VERSION OF A BOOSTER FOR THE BIGGEST ROCKET EVER BUILT EXPLODED DURING ...

SpaceX has kicked off a significant demolition and upgrade phase at its Starbase facility, targeting Pad 1 to align it with the advanced capabilities of Pad 2. The work, which began shortly after the ...

Earlier this year, a small group of people — less than 200, most of whom worked for or were otherwise affiliated with SpaceX — voted to make Texas’ newest city a reality. But the Starbase community, ...

SpaceX is quietly standing up a volunteer fire department to serve the sprawling launch-and-manufacturing Starbase complex, tightening its control over emergency response at a site known for rapid — ...

Against a South Texas twilight sky, Elon Musk’s giant Starship blasted off from Starbase for the 11th time Monday, aiming to skim space as it flew halfway around the world. For a second-straight ...

The Starship's first-stage booster coming in to land after deploying the spacecraft to orbit in a recent flight test. SpaceX SpaceX is planning to fly its massive Starship rocket — the most powerful ...

Starbase is a city without a police department, but not without police. For months, Cameron County sheriff’s deputies have patrolled the roads and beaches surrounding SpaceX’s sprawling rocket ...

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Texas’ newest city will soon have its own dedicated law enforcement officers, though their uniforms won’t bear any futuristic spaceship imagery. That’s because the lawmen patrolling Elon Musk’s city ...

SpaceX's Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, a remote and active launch site, is preparing for its 10th Starship test flight. Starbase's proximity to the public and unique operational style contrast with ...

Starbase is a company town built about 23 miles from Brownsville in South Texas near the U.S-Mexico border that serves as the headquarters of SpaceX. Before the most recent Starship test in May, ...