The current testing grounds and launch site of the largest rocket in the world, called "Starbase" in South Texas, attracts a lot of space enthusiasts that want to see it in action.
According to National Geographic, the privilege could soon end, with Musk suggesting that the company could move to the Florida Space Coast.
Louis Baldera, a local resident known to his tens of thousands of online followers as LabPadre, said that everyone in the valley was expecting this to be the gateway to Mars.
"Anything being launched directly to space to the moon or Mars is probably not going to happen here," he said. I think that will make some people leave.
Employees at the facility, who chose to remain anonymous, told Dallas Express News that they don't believe that Starbase will be the gateway.
The FAA has been involved in an ugly battle over granting approval for orbital test flights for Starship with the FAA citing environmental concerns and delaying their decision on multiple occasions.
"I guess our worst-case scenario is that we would be delayed for six to eight months to build up the Cape launch tower and launch from there," Musk said at a February press conference.
Permission was granted last month to carry out the inaugural orbital test flight, but only if the company complies with over 75 environmental provisions.
If operations were to move to Florida, it's not likely to be a good idea for the local economy.
The city's largest employer is SpaceX.
Jessica Tetreau, the city commissioner, told National Geographic that she didn't know about the plans. When we heard the timelines and how they would have to move things to Florida, we were surprised.
The second segment of the Starship launch tower was added in June of this year.
Starbase could be losing its desirability as a launch location due to the FAA breathing down their neck.
That isn't a complete pull-out. Musk said at the February conference that the facility would most likely be used for research and development.
Hopefully it won't have too much of an economic impact on the region, since it's still not a given that the operations will be moved.
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