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Elon Musk’s SpaceX City Gets Police Department | TechCrunch

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US billionaire businessman and pilot Jared Isaacman flies in formation aboard a fighter jet over the SpaceX sign, close to the Starship spacecraft, before his third test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, on March 13, 2024. Elon Musk's SpaceX announced it was eyeing March 14 as the earliest date for the next test launch of its giant Starship rocket, with which it hopes to one day colonize Mars. Two previous attempts have ended in spectacular explosions, though the company has adopted a rapid trial-and-error approach in order to accelerate development. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images)

Starbase, the corporate city that Elon Musk’s SpaceX created in South Texas, is creating its own police force. The City Commission approved an ordinance during a special meeting Tuesday that would create a city police department subject to approval by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE). The department will be led by a police … Read more