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In Texas, businesses benefit from more favorable tax rates and fewer regulations. As a result, Musk also increasingly shifted his politics from the Democrats to the Republicans, who dominate Texas. [4] [5] Musk also complained about the lack of housing for the employees of his companies in the Austin region. [6]
SpaceX's first rocket was named Falcon 1 by Musk, taking inspiration from the Millennium Falcon from Star Wars, and also because the rocket would have only one booster engine. [ citation needed ] [ further explanation needed ] Falcon 1 was designed with a core tenet of low launch cost; according to contemporary sources the rocket has an ...
Elon Reeve Musk (/ ˈ iː l ɒ n ˈ r iː v m ʌ s k /; born June 28, 1971) is a businessman known for his key roles in Tesla, Inc., SpaceX, and Twitter (which he rebranded as X).Since 2025, he has been a senior advisor to United States president Donald Trump and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
Elon Musk gives a tour toPresident-elect Donald Trump and lawmakers of the control room before the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket on Nov. 19, 2024 in Brownsville, Texas.
Musk has been floating the idea of turning the launch site into a city for several years, with SpaceX first approaching officials in Cameron County, Texas, about the plan in 2021. Holding an ...
Elon Musk continues to push back against incorporating companies in Delaware, after a Delaware judge struck down his $56 billion 2018 pay package. Elon Musk's SpaceX to launch business to Texas ...
SpaceX Starbase—previously, SpaceX South Texas Launch Site and SpaceX private launch site—is an industrial complex and rocket launch facility that serves as the main testing and production location for Starship launch vehicles, as well as the headquarters of the American aerospace manufacturer SpaceX. [2]
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. (Angela Weiss—Getty Images) Like it or not, Elon Musk is everywhere. His cars drive on our roads, his rockets fly over our heads, and his every random thought ...