When Elon Musk’s engineers bundled a batch of prototype satellites into a rocket’s nose cone six years ago, there were fewer than 2,000 functional satellites in Earth’s orbit. Many more would soon be on the way: All through the pandemic,

On Saturday, local residents who mostly work for Elon Musk’s rocket company voted to create an official city for themselves: Starbase, Texas.

"Starbase, Texas, is now a real city," said Elon Musk after a vote decided the future of his SpaceX workplace.