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SpaceX in Talks to Buy About 5.26 Million Square Meters of Land Around Its Launch Site, Plans to Permanently Conserve Half

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IT Home, Nov. 14: Tech media outlet tipranks reported in a Nov. 12 blog post that SpaceX is in talks with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to acquire roughly 1,300 acres (about 5.26 million square meters) of land surrounding its launch facility; Boca Chica Beach is not part of the proposed sale and the transaction is still under negotiation. The plan centers on SpaceX's Starbase, and SpaceX says the parcel consists mainly of mudflats and coastal dunes with limited recreational use, that it does not intend to develop the entire tract but mainly aims to improve safety and security around the operating launch site, and that the proposal does not involve acquiring the beach or public beach access rights. SpaceX has committed to placing about 600 acres — half the purchase area — under a permanent conservation easement, while City of Starbase, Texas, administrator 卡耶塔纳 Polanco said the proposed deal involves land around the launch facility.

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SpaceX in Talks to Buy About 5.2619 Million Square Meters of Land Around Launch Site, Plans to Permanently Use Half for Conservation

IT之家, November 14: Tech media tipranks published a blog post on November 12, reporting that SpaceX is in talks with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to acquire about 1,300 acres of land surrounding its launch facilities (IT之家 note: about 5.2619 million square meters). Boca Chica Beach is not included in the proposed sale, and the transaction is still in the negotiation stage.

The report says the land purchase plan centers on SpaceX's "Starbase." SpaceX said the proposed acquisition area consists mainly of mudflats and coastal sand dunes, with limited recreational use, and that it does not intend to develop the entire parcel; the main purpose is to improve safety and security around the operating launch site, and the plan does not involve acquiring the beach or public beach access rights.

In terms of ecological and environmental protection, SpaceX has committed to placing about 600 acres of the land under a permanent conservation easement, permanently dedicating it to conservation, accounting for half of the proposed acquisition area.

The City of Starbase, Texas, issued a statement about the potential land transaction around SpaceX's launch facilities, saying Boca Chica Beach is not within the scope of the transaction. City Administrator 卡耶塔纳 Polanco said the proposed transaction involves land around the launch facilities.

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