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To Starbase and Beyond: SpaceX Gets a Town of Its Own

2025/5/6
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Micah Maidenberg：SpaceX寻求将Starbase建为独立城镇，主要目的是为了更有效地管理公司资产，包括员工住房和火箭发射设施，并能更快速地为员工提供便利设施。这将有助于SpaceX在Starbase的员工队伍建设和火箭研发工作。然而，由于参与Starbase城镇管理的官员与SpaceX存在关联，这可能导致利益冲突问题，需要遵守德克萨斯州的法律法规，避免违反利益冲突的相关规定。 Starbase的建镇在当地居民中也存在争议。一部分居民对SpaceX的工业化发展和对环境的影响表示担忧，例如海滩关闭等问题。而另一部分居民则从SpaceX带来的经济机会中受益，例如就业机会的增加。Starbase位于美国历史上贫困地区，建镇为当地居民提供了培训和就业机会，这对于当地的经济发展具有积极意义。SpaceX计划在Starbase进行更多火箭发射和建设工作，未来SpaceX、新城镇和当地社区之间的关系发展值得关注。

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For a few years, a section of land in southeast Texas has been dubbed Starbase). It's where SpaceX houses rocket production sites, launch facilities and employee housing. WSJ reporter Micah Maidenberg tells us what a weekend vote to greenlight the town’s official incorporation means for the future of SpaceX. Then: We’ll take you to Dubai, where Token2049) drew crypto industry celebrities and their followers, and ushered in “a new era of freedom” for the battered industry. Host Victoria Craig speaks with reporter Angus Berwick.

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