Elon Musk's Space City Plan Takes Off, SpaceX Headquarters to be Upgraded into a New City in Texas

According to TechFlow Deep Tide, on May 4th, reported by JIN10 Data, SpaceX, owned by Elon Musk, is about to have its Starbase headquarters in southern Texas officially recognized as a city. On Saturday local time, a vote to officially register Starbase as an autonomous city in Texas was passed by an overwhelming majority. Among the 283 eligible voters in the area, most are SpaceX employees. This base serves as the launch site for SpaceX's cooperative projects with the U.S. Department of Defense and NASA, aiming to send astronauts to the Moon and even Mars. Musk first proposed the idea of Starbase in 2021, and its approval this time was unsurprising. This victory is significant for Musk. Since becoming the "spokesperson" for Trump's federal workforce reduction plan, the billionaire's reputation has declined, and Tesla's profits have also sharply decreased. Employment and investment by SpaceX in the area have generally received wide support from local officials. However, the proposal to establish the city has also drawn criticism, with concerns that it would expand Musk's personal control over the area and could grant him the authority to close a popular beach and state park for launches.