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 — ...

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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 ...

When is a phantom program not a phantom? Operators of a Selfridge Air National Guard-based educational program might want to direct that question to state House Republicans. The House GOP passed a $78 ...

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 ...

A SpaceX capsule that brought four astronauts back to Earth this month also carried home a payload for an Austin brewer — the first beer made in space and the first barley grown in simulated Martian ...

Starbase was incorporated in May 2025 and is the base of a rocket program that aims to reach Mars. SpaceX employees run the city, which has itself sparked controversy among some locals. Elon Musk hasn ...

Texas’ newest city is planning yet another first — the first ever Independence Day fireworks show to be hosted by the city of Starbase. But the spacefaring town isn’t the only city in the Rio Grande ...

A crane collapsed at SpaceX’s South Texas rocket facility this week, and the company’s newly formed city won’t say if anyone was hurt. On June 23, a crane being used to clean up debris from the most ...

Officials at Texas' newest city that's home to SpaceX headquarters and main launch site have moved fast to develop an area that could one day be "the gateway to Mars." But the aggressive moves have ...

Louis Balderas’ YouTube channel depends on a small piece of land in South Texas where his cameras watch SpaceX build and launch its Starship rocket. He’s leased this property for years – bringing in a ...

STARBASE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Citing safety concerns, the city of Starbase plans to restrict access to public streets. During a meeting on Monday morning, the Starbase City Commission approved ...