Elon Musk’s newly inaugurated space city has been handed control over a piece of Boca Chica beach as it expands its influence over the people and environment living near SpaceX’s rocket launch site.

SpaceX could swallow up land at Boca Chica State Park in South Texas after a Thursday decision by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission. The rocket building company run by billionaire Elon Musk ...

SpaceX's Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, a remote and active launch site, is preparing for its 10th Starship test flight. Starbase's proximity to the public and unique operational style contrast with ...

Take a flight of discovery high above Boca Chica Beach, a tropical paradise on the Caribbean coast of the Dominican Republic. This drone footage captures the crystal-clear turquoise waters, pristine ...

When you think of sun, sand and surf, you might think of a bustling beach just steps away from a swanky hotel in Hawaii, California, or even right here in Texas. But for some, less is most definitely ...

A massive explosion happened last Wednesday night over at SpaceX's Boca Chica testing facility in Starbase involving their now-destroyed Ship 36 upper stage for the Starship program. This specific ...

In the driving wind off the Gulf of Mexico, under the looming 480-foot-tall steel launch towers called “Mechazilla,” a group of local kids take turns whacking an Elon Musk-shaped piñata. A crowd ...

Texas lawmakers agreed to give the new city of Starbase the authority to periodically close down a South Texas beach, giving more power to municipal officials with close ties to SpaceX over the ...

SpaceX is gearing up for its ninth Starship test flight, scheduled for late Tuesday. Of the eight previous launches, four were deemed successful, while the others ended in failure. The upcoming flight ...

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The campus for SpaceX’s Starship system, known as Starbase, can be seen for miles. Its launch site towers over the remote coastal flatlands that have long defined this southern tip of Texas. For the ...