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Starbase, Texas Officially Incorporates as SpaceX Municipality

SpaceX employees and local residents overwhelmingly voted on May 3 to incorporate the Boca Chica community around the company’s South Texas launch site as the city of Starbase. The move grants SpaceX greater autonomy over local governance, infrastructure expansion and housing development for its operations.

2025-05-03T17:59:40.979073-07:00

Aviation Source

United Airlines Flight UA6136 Declares Emergency, Diverts to Brownsville

2025-05-01T16:02:59.788493-07:00

Air & Space Forces Mag

USAF Begins Ground Testing of Anduril YFQ-44A and GA-ASI YFQ-42A CCA Prototypes

2025-05-01T06:26:30.182281-07:00

AeroTime

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2025-04-14T07:12:09.921508-07:00

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Starbase, Texas Officially Incorporates as SpaceX Municipality SpaceX employees and local residents overwhelmingly voted on May 3 to incorporate the Boca Chica community around the company’s South Texas launch site as the city of Starbase. The move grants SpaceX greater autonomy over local governance, infrastructure expansion and housing development for its operations.

2025-05-03T17:59:40.979073-07:00

Starbase, Texas Officially Incorporates as SpaceX Municipality

Toronto Star

TSB Deploys Team after Helicopter on Training Flight Crashes near Whitehorse The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has dispatched investigators to Whitehorse, Yukon, after a helicopter on a training flight carrying two people crashed in the region. The circumstances of the crash and the occupants’ conditions remain under investigation.

2025-05-03T13:23:12.912650-07:00

TSB Deploys Team after Helicopter on Training Flight Crashes near Whitehorse

texastribune.org

Texas Voters Poised to Approve SpaceX’s Starbase as New Municipality Cameron County residents head to the polls Saturday to decide whether SpaceX’s Boca Chica launch site will be incorporated as the city of Starbase. If approved, officials elected in May must quickly establish services — from policing and fire protection to local taxation — shaping the community’s governance.

2025-05-03T10:34:00.678765-07:00

Texas Voters Poised to Approve SpaceX’s Starbase as New Municipality

globalnews.ca

WestJet assesses Fort St. John operations amid nearby wildfire WestJet is evaluating operations at its Fort St. John, British Columbia hub after a rapidly spreading wildfire threatened airport grounds. Fire crews, two helicopters and an air tanker group have been deployed to battle the blaze, raising the prospect of flight delays, cancellations and logistical challenges for the carrier.

2025-05-02T12:54:20.930304-07:00

WestJet assesses Fort St. John operations amid nearby wildfire

canadiangeographic.ca

Canso, Nova Scotia Eyes Spaceport as US Tariffs Reshape Launch Landscape U.S. tariffs on Canadian aerospace imports are creating a window for Canso, Nova Scotia, to develop a spaceport that could provide small satellite launch companies with tariff-free access and streamlined regulatory pathways to U.S. markets, leveraging the region’s maritime geography and existing infrastructure.

2025-05-02T10:44:34.987485-07:00

Canso, Nova Scotia Eyes Spaceport as US Tariffs Reshape Launch Landscape

SpaceQ

Canada pushes for sovereign space launch in new white paper At the Canadian Space Launch Conference, Neil Woodcock presented key recommendations from The Need For Canadian Sovereign Space Launch white paper, calling for development of domestic launch capabilities to secure national access to orbit and reduce reliance on foreign providers.

2025-05-02T10:11:31.816509-07:00

Canada pushes for sovereign space launch in new white paper

theweathernetwork.com

Canadian Feet First: Canada’s Unseen Milestone on Apollo 11’s Lunar Landing While Armstrong and Aldrin captured headlines, specialized equipment dubbed “Canadian feet” aboard Apollo 11 made the first physical contact with the Moon’s surface, cementing Canada’s pivotal yet often overlooked role in humanity’s inaugural lunar touchdown.

2025-05-02T09:01:33.407103-07:00

Canadian Feet First: Canada’s Unseen Milestone on Apollo 11’s Lunar Landing

Aviation Week

Denver International’s CEO Targets Global Network Expansion Denver International Airport’s CEO outlined plans to expand its international network, aiming to strengthen the airport’s position as North America’s third-largest and capture growing global travel demand through new routes and strategic partnerships.

2025-05-01T17:38:44.631137-07:00

Denver International’s CEO Targets Global Network Expansion

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