SpaceX Unveils ‘Starbase’ Sign at Launch Site in Texas

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SpaceX on Saturday installed and illuminated a ‘Starbase’ sign at its launch site in Boca Chica, Texas.

The sign is located outside of the Propellant Production Site according to NASASpaceFlight, which captured the installation in the video below (fast forward to the 16-minute mark):

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Here’s the moment the Starbase site was illuminated, as per @BocaChicaGal:

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said they plan to incorporate Starbase into a city that encompasses Boca Chica Village, the site of the company’s rocket launches.

“Starbase will grow by several thousand people over the next year or two,” said Musk back in March.

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