Cameron County, Texas, plays a significant role in the space industry due to its location of SpaceX's Starbase. SpaceX builds and launches its Starship spacecraft from this site, contributing significantly to the local economy through investment, job creation, and tourism. The Cameron County Spaceport Development Corporation has been instrumental in supporting SpaceX's development in the area.
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Governor Greg Abbott awarded a $5,000,000 Spaceport Trust Fund grant to the Cameron County Spaceport Development Corporation.
Starship serial number 9 (SN9) completed SpaceX’s second high-altitude flight test on 2021-02-02 from SpaceX’s launch site in Cameron County, Texas.