SpaceX’s Starbase city officials silent on crane collapse

This week a crane collapsed at South Texas Rocket facility in SpaceX and would not tell if anyone’s newly formed city was injured.

On June 28, a crane is being used to clean the debris from the recent SpaceX rocket explosion to the company’s launch complex. Was the footage of the accident Imprisoned by the labs footprintOn a regular basis the site is one of the filmmakers and photographer content manufacturers. However, it was filmed from far away, which makes it impossible to say whether someone was damaged or in danger.

SpaceX did not publicly acknowledge this fall and did not respond to the request for TechCrunch comments. Not surprising; Although the company posts details about spaceflight accidents, such as its starship rockets when it is swollen, it is otherwise tight-lipped.

However, the facility of SpaceX is now part of a newly included city called Starbase in Texas and the accident happened within its borders. And after a starship rocket Has flown on a test stand Last week, Starbase officials Made a short post at X about itThe

Although there is no post about the crane collapse, the city has ignored the direct application for information. TechCrunch Starbase’s main media email address, its mayor, its two commissioners, its city administrator and its clerk this week. No one responded to multiple requests for information about the accident.

The first test is one of the first tests to work as a hunger (and desire) for the transparency of Starbase City in the state of the SpaceX Executive, and to work as a house for the company and over 200 employees for the company. Starbase is also seen financially to Elon Mask’s Spaceflight Company: right this week, the city Final Loan is a $ 1.5 million from SpaceX for funding for city activities by September 2025.

The idea of ​​creating a city called Starbase was first Floating by musk in 2021The However, it was officially a city until May this year. Its citizens – most SpaceX employees – voted in an irresistible way to include. Bobby Peden, Vice President of the Texas Test and Launch in SpaceX, became mayor. Jordan Buses became the senior director of the Environment, Health and Protection Agency. Another commissioner, Jenna Petrazelka worked in SpaceX for years.

These officials were busy forming a new city in the last few weeks. Sent the city to A Notification To the residents of a newly proposed “mixed usage district” in the end of May so they can lose their right to continue using their property. City also The gates begin to erect at the request of SpaceX Restricting access to the city by referring to security concerns. BSS said at a meeting that Starbase would provide access to people outside “If the town needs to be” and provides ambulances, firefighters and law enforcement “access code”, according to Valley CentralThe

It is not clear whether such emergency services were needed when the crane collapsed on Tuesday. The Cameron County Sheriff Division told TechCrunch that he had not received any call from Starbase during the accident. Local firefighters from the nearest city Brownsville and Cameron County did not respond to the request for comments.

What we know about the collapse – it is seen that it happens – it is Professional Protection and Health Administration (OSHA) OpenAccording to CNBC.

SpaceX has a disturbance History of Workers’ ProtectionThe However OSHA investigations take time, and the agency has decreased by decrease From the musk doug projectThe The OSHA also does not have a very constructive relationship with the musk. In 2019, Tesla OSHA inspectors refused to enter his factory in NevadaEven when these inspectors returned with a warrant signed by Sheriff’s deputy and judge.