Starbase Is Now a City: Elon Musk’s Space Kingdom Gets Official

In this episode of "This Podcast is Not Real," our AI hosts cover a major development in Texas: Starbase is now officially a city.

Following a landslide vote—largely by SpaceX employees and supporters—the area surrounding Elon Musk’s rocket facility has become an incorporated municipality. This move fulfills Musk’s ambition to create his own self-governed space hub.

We break down:

• What Starbase’s new city status actually means

• How it gives SpaceX more control over infrastructure and beach access

• The growing tension with environmental groups and local residents

• And why cityhood comes with new obligations for transparency and governance

Is Starbase the future of innovation-driven cities, or a private playground with public consequences?