Starship blasts off from Starbase on its sixth test flight in November.
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- SpaceX is petitioning local authorities to incorporate its "Starbase" launch site as a city.
- The Texas facility has been the site of some of SpaceX's most ambitious launches, including the recent Starship rocket catch.
- Elon Musk said Starbase will also be SpaceX's new HQ, after he moved the rocket firm out of California earlier this year.
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