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Elon Musk’s company town: SpaceX employees to vote on ‘Starbase’
- Elon Musk is seeking to establish a new city called Starbase in south Texas, where SpaceX conducts rocket launches.
- The creation of Starbase would give Musk influence over a company town, a rare situation in the modern US business landscape.
- Most residents in the area are SpaceX employees, making the incorporation of Starbase almost certain.
- Starbase's population is primarily made up of SpaceX employees and their relatives, with around 500 residents, including 260 SpaceX workers.
- The proposed mayor of Starbase, Bobby Peden, and other city commissioner candidates are all SpaceX employees running unopposed.
- Despite opposition from groups like the South Texas Environmental Justice Network, Starbase's incorporation is likely to proceed.
- The creation of Starbase could grant SpaceX leadership control over land use and logistics related to launches.
- Elon Musk has voiced ambitions for Starbase to grow significantly, with projections of several thousand more residents in the near future.
- Musk has shifted focus to SpaceX as it gains importance in his business portfolio, especially amid SpaceX's lucrative contracts and Tesla's challenges.
- Having relocated to Texas, Musk initially moved to a $35 million compound in Austin before briefly residing in Pennsylvania during political events in 2021.
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