Space Travel /tags/space-travel Space Travel en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Tue, 20 May 2025 17:42:31 GMT City of Starbase becomes official at Elon Musk's SpaceX rocket site in South Texas /politics/2025-05-20/elon-musk-texas-spacex-starbase-city-official-election-certification Local officials certified the election results creating the new City of Starbase after opposition from local activist groups. Tue, 20 May 2025 17:42:31 GMT /politics/2025-05-20/elon-musk-texas-spacex-starbase-city-official-election-certification Lauren McGaughy This election will decide if Elon Musk gets his own city in Texas. Most of the voters work for him. /politics/2025-05-01/elon-musk-spacex-starbase-city-texas-election-vote-voters-employees The City of Starbase would encompass the SpaceX rocket testing and launch complex in South Texas. It could lay the groundwork for similar towns Musk plans to create here in the future. Thu, 01 May 2025 09:00:00 GMT /politics/2025-05-01/elon-musk-spacex-starbase-city-texas-election-vote-voters-employees Lauren McGaughy Elon Musk wants control of a public beach. The state of Texas is preparing to give it to him. /politics/2025-04-11/elon-musk-texas-starbase-spacex-launch-election-boca-chica-beach Elon Musk is asking the state to give him the power to close Boca Chica Beach on SpaceX’s schedule just as rocket launches there may spike. Local leaders and environmentalists stand in opposition. Fri, 11 Apr 2025 09:00:00 GMT /politics/2025-04-11/elon-musk-texas-starbase-spacex-launch-election-boca-chica-beach Lauren McGaughy 'How To Astronaut' � A Memoir To Inspire Future Space Travelers /texas/2020-09-15/how-to-astronaut-a-memoir-to-inspire-future-space-travelers From Texas Standard:As private space companies begin to send more astronauts to the International Space Station, it's easy to imagine how they could one� Tue, 15 Sep 2020 21:36:40 GMT /texas/2020-09-15/how-to-astronaut-a-memoir-to-inspire-future-space-travelers Caroline Covington Trump Administration Says It's Time To Go Back To The Moon /texas/2017-12-13/trump-administration-says-its-time-to-go-back-to-the-moon From Texas Standard:It's been 45 years since astronaut Harrison Schmitt set foot on the moon as part of the Apollo 17 mission � and no one's done it� Wed, 13 Dec 2017 18:41:30 GMT /texas/2017-12-13/trump-administration-says-its-time-to-go-back-to-the-moon Michael Marks If You Want To Go Into Space, Don't Expect A Seatbelt Sign Or A Flight Attendant Lecture /texas/2017-03-27/if-you-want-to-go-into-space-dont-expect-a-seatbelt-sign-or-a-flight-attendant-lecture From Texas Standard:It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s a space shuttle filled with tourists? While that idea sounds like science fiction, the reality of� Tue, 28 Mar 2017 01:27:33 GMT /texas/2017-03-27/if-you-want-to-go-into-space-dont-expect-a-seatbelt-sign-or-a-flight-attendant-lecture Alain Stephens | The Trace Midland's New Spaceport Aims to Make Space Travel Accessible to All /texas/2016-12-28/midlands-new-spaceport-aims-to-make-space-travel-accessible-to-all From Texas Standard:Drive down a windy, muddy road, hidden on the backside of Midland airport’s southernmost tarmac, and you’ll find a shiny new hangar� Wed, 28 Dec 2016 20:30:00 GMT /texas/2016-12-28/midlands-new-spaceport-aims-to-make-space-travel-accessible-to-all Lana Straub