Voting over the city of Elon Musk
Residents of the area away from other housing estates Boca chica In southern Texas on Saturday they will vote for the official establishment of the New Town under the name Starbase (Star base). On this (small) area, nearby border with Mexico, he has a headquarters in flights in cosmos Spacex, belonging to the richest man in the world – Elona Muska. It seems that the billionaire, businessman and adviser to President Donald Trump will be able to boast of his own city.
City for 500 people
The chances of adopting this idea are considerable because to vote Only 283 people are entitledmost of which are SpaceX employees or people associated with this company. It was possible to vote early and 200 people have done so until Tuesday. Until that day, Elon Musk was not on the list. According to the Bloomberg agency, the Starbase TO just over 500 peopleof which around 260 are employed in SpaceX, the others are primarily members of their families or workers. The future city would occupy only 3.9 square kilometers.
Who will rule there?
Elon Muskwhich he mentioned the creation of such a city in 2021, will not be the head of Starbase, although the circumstances evoke associations with a private city. However, it will be a de facto company city, perhaps with an unofficial “sheriff”. He is proposed for the position of mayor Bobby PedenThe 36-year-old who has been working in Spacex for 12 years and is currently the deputy head of this company for testing and starting operations in Texas.
Why Musk's city?
Spacex is not exile when it comes to explaining why he needs a “company” city. However, the Associated Press pays attention to conflict related to the local beach. The appointment of Starbase Musk and SpaceX will, on the one hand, the opportunity to manage a specific area, and on the other will facilitate logistics related to the organization of tests and reaching the beach where starts take place (e.g. closing roads). This is also important because the billionaire company at federal level is trying to agree to increase the number of starts from Southern Texas from five to 25 per year. A few weeks ago, a petition on giving spacex rights to such management appeared in the local unit. According to opponents of the idea, the creation of a city would give SpaceX for a lot of control over the aforementioned beach, on which dozens relax tourists annually.
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Sources: Associated Press, “The Guardian”