Most of the 283 people eligible to vote are employees of SpaceX or connected to the company, living on the land at the facility and launch site.

The small area of land in southern Texas where SpaceX launches its rockets will become an official city after a nearly unanimous vote by residents.

Elon Musk's rocket launch site Starbase, home to his California-born company SpaceX, is on its way to becoming a Texas city after a small group of voters — mostly SpaceX workers — overwhelmingly approved it.