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Starbase Gains City Status in Texas, Gets Boca Chica Beach Closure Authority; SpaceX Seeks $1.5M Loan Amid Local Property Concerns; Praxis Proposes Atlas Spaceport in California

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Updated Jun 4, 2025, 08:46 PM

Starbase, the newly incorporated city in South Texas established by SpaceX, has officially gained city status and is positioning itself as a pioneering spaceport community. Designed to accommodate around 500 SpaceX employees, Starbase aims to become a hub where future space travelers can live, work, and collaborate. The city recently held its first public meetings and has requested a $1.5 million loan from SpaceX. Texas lawmakers have granted Starbase municipal authority to periodically close Boca Chica Beach for SpaceX launches, a decision that has faced opposition from local activists concerned about beach access and property rights. Meanwhile, a separate proposal by Praxis Network suggests creating a defense-focused spaceport city named Atlas in California on 3,850 acres at Vandenberg Space Force Base, which already hosts SpaceX and Blue Origin operations. The Praxis initiative includes plans for developing drones, ships, and space infrastructure, with its founder making critical remarks about California Forever, a competing project.

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1) Praxis Network State wants to takeover Vandenberg US Space Force base in Santa Barbara County where they claim they will build “drones and ships and space infrastructure.” Praxis founder calls California Forever ‘low testosterone’.

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Announcing: Proposal for Atlas, CA // @VanityFair Praxis proposes Atlas, California: a defense-focused spaceport city on 3,850 acres at Vandenberg Space Force Base. Located on the California coast between Los Angeles and San Francisco, Vandenberg already hosts SpaceX, Blue

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1 month ago•Latest version

Starbase Gains City Status in Texas, Gets Boca Chica Beach Closure Authority; SpaceX Seeks $1.5M Loan Amid Local Property Concerns; Praxis Proposes Atlas Spaceport in California

1 month ago

Starbase Residents Vote City Status; Texas Grants Authority to Close Boca Chica Beach; Requests $1.5M Loan from SpaceX

1 month ago

Starbase, Texas Seeks $1.5 Million Loan from SpaceX as Elon Musk Advances Mars-Bound Starship and Gigabay Plans

1 month ago

Starbase Seeks $1.5 Million Loan From SpaceX, Gains Authority to Close Boca Chica Beach Amid Property Use Restrictions

1 month ago•Original version

Newly Incorporated Starbase, Texas, Home to SpaceX HQ, Seeks $1.5 Million Loan to Cover Four Months Operating Costs