The new project from the CEO of SpaceX would take over the city of Boca Chica, where Elon Musk is building his Starship rocket.
March 3, 2021
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If anyone has the ability to surprise the world with their ambitious projects, it is Elon MuskThe billionaire announced that he has a new town in Texas what will be called Starbase, around your company’s missile launch site SpaceX
Used to cause a stir by just writing a few words, Musk published in Twitter What’s “Creating the city Starbase, Texas’
Later he alluded to his project to colonize the red planet Starbase it would be just the beginning to move on. ‘From there to Mars. And hence the stars “, detailed the CEO the Tesla
From there to Mars,
And hence the stars.– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 2, 2021
The tycoon, who is currently the second richest person in the world, pointed out that his city will occupy an area “much bigger” what Boca Chica, site with a launch site of SpaceX and where the company builds its rocket Starship
Elon Musk He shared some of the characteristics that his new town would have, such as that it will be friendly to dogs. He also hinted it would be directed by “The Doge”, which can be interpreted in two ways.
On the one hand, it is a reference to the Doges, former rulers of Venice and Genoa. He could also talk about the Dogecoin, the criptomoneda Inspired by the ‘Cheems’ meme that Musk has been endorsing for a long time, which would be more interesting.
Eddie Treviño, a judge for Cameron County, Texas, confirmed that SpaceX informed the authorities of the intention to Elon Musk: to record Boca Chica to the city StarbaseThe official noted that the tycoon and his company must comply with all statutes of the state of incorporation and clarified that the county will handle any petition in accordance with the law.
The 49-year-old billionaire is determined to convert Texas in its main base. In addition to the launch center in Boca Chica, SpaceX has a missile testing facility in the city of McGregor and they plan to build a factory in Austin. In July 2020 it was announced that the next giga factory of Tesla it would be built on the outskirts of Austin.
Last December, Musk confirmed that he would move from California to Texas while also auctioning off all of his properties in Los Angeles to fund his colonization project on Mars.