Not even Elon Musk knows exactly what is on the U.S. spy satellite rockets his company blasts into space. SpaceX executives decided their founder and chief executive shouldn’t apply for the highest-level security clearance after lawyers warned his alleged drug use and regular contact with foreign governments could create problems for the company’s defense contracts,

The rocket company’s executives haven’t sought a higher security clearance for its CEO to avoid questions about his drug use and contact with foreign officials. The answers might no longer matter.

About 3,400 people work at the site, close to the Mexican border. The SpaceX founder wants it to become an incorporated city.

Elon Musk said on social media platform X on Thursday that the SpaceX headquarters will now officially be in the city of Starbase, Texas.

Ready, set, launch. Elon Musk’s SpaceX is trying to make its South Texas launch site into a new, fully incorporated city. In a letter sent Thursday to local officials, the company called for a local election to turn Starbase,

This weekend saw major developments in tech and automotive industries, including SpaceX's Starship enhancements, Tesla's plans for the affordable Model Q, GM's shift in Cruise robotaxi strategy, Lucid's Gravity SUV achieving a 450-mile range,

Musk's security clearance doesn't grant him complete access to SpaceX's classified work with the US government, per The Wall Street Journal.