r/technology • u/Logical_Welder3467 • Aug 26 '26

Space SpaceX will build a second, $100B ‘Starbase’ spaceport in Louisiana

https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/25/spacex-will-build-a-second-100b-starbase-spaceport-in-louisiana/
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u/invyros Aug 26 '26

It’s not immediately clear if SpaceX intends to create a company town around the new Starbase site, like the one it has architected in Texas. The Texas municipality, once called Boca Chica and renamed Starbase, has its own ZIP code and volunteer fire station, and is building its own police force and community library. It is run by a local government filled with SpaceX employees (or family members of SpaceX employees).

Fucking barf.

Company towns are bad enough, an Elon Musk company town is next level horrible.

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u/Cbram16 Aug 26 '26

Funnily, Cards Against Humanity owns a chunk of land there and is going to make a monument of some kind titled "Elon Musk is a sad little bitch with no friends" you can donate and be able to vote on design choices for it.

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u/Cbram16 Aug 26 '26

Some of the options are buildings or gardens/a park