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The newest city in the Rio Grande Valley isn't really a "city" in any traditional sense. Yes, it has residents and, yes, it has elected officials. But it also is home to sleek, towering rockets that ...

The Federal Aviation Administration has given SpaceX the green light to increase its Starbase launches to 25 per year — that is, if other requirements are met. This will significantly expand the ...

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SpaceX plans to conduct the 10th flight test of its Starship spacecraft Sunday, Aug. 24. SpaceX conducts Starship test flights from the company's Starbase headquarters in South Texas, located about ...

It’s official: SpaceX has its own company town on the southern tip of Texas despite concerns that it would expand the company’s control of the area. Residents living near SpaceX’s launch site, the ...

Voters in Cameron County, Texas, overwhelmingly approved Saturday a measure to incorporate Elon Musk’s rocket complex near Brownsville as a new municipality called Starbase. Unofficial results posted ...

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