Elon Musk's Starbase wants to expand in south Texas

Landowners and activists worry about impact to the environment around SpaceX's complex.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/7008x4672+0+0/resize/7008x4672!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa6%2F5f%2F5f1f401542b997649dc86b4d8e1c%2Fspacex-complex.JPG' alt='A view from Boca Chica Beach towards two SpaceX launch pads, in south Texas.'/><p>Landowners and activists worry about impact to the environment around SpaceX's complex.</p><p>(Image credit: Reynaldo Leaños Jr.)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5910496' />