Key Takeaways
- SpaceX moves its headquarters from California to Texas, a strategic move by Elon Musk.
- The new headquarters is located in Starbase, Texas, marking a significant expansion of SpaceX’s operations.
- The move signifies a major investment in the US space industry and the state of Texas.
Washington: The headquarters of US private aerospace company SpaceX will be moved to the new city of Starbase in Texas from California, owner Elon Musk said on Friday.
Elon Musk shared a letter on X from SpaceX to a local judge, requesting an election to make Starbase, Texas, a separate city. This move would grant the space launch site and construction area in south Texas a unique status. The base was reportedly home to several hundred of the company’s employees.
“SpaceX HQ will now officially be in the city of Starbase, Texas!,” Musk said on X.
SpaceX has multi-billion-dollar contracts with the Pentagon and NASA.
