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Starbase, Texas: Elon Musk’s plans to build the city of the future

Elon Musk has made no secret of his intention to found a settlement on Mars, but his latest venture is to establish a city on Earth. Sited around SpaceX’s launch site at Boca Chica, in Cameron County, south Texas, Musk’s idea is to call the city ‘Starbase, Texas’. It would house all those who work at the launch site, those who intend to launch from it, and be a tourist destination for people wanting to witness the awesome power of a launch.

Eventually, Musk hopes, it will be the point of departure for people travelling to Mars, with each mighty ‘Starship’ vehicle capable of transporting around 100 people

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