Starbase

See also: starbase and star base

English

Etymology

From starbase, from star +‎ base. From "star" being used in the naming of space-related terms, and being a base for such operations. Coined by billionaire Elon Musk in 2021.

Proper noun

Starbase

1. A city in Cameron County, Texas, United States.

   Synonym: Starbase Texas

   Coordinate terms: Boca Chica Village, Boca Chica, Kopernik Shores, Kennedy Shores

2. A spaceport in Starbase, Boca Chica, Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, United States.

   Synonyms: Boca Chica Spaceport, Boca Chica, Brownsville Spaceport, Brownsville, South Texas Spaceport, Starbase Texas

   • 2025 March 6, Ashley Strickland and Jackie Wattles, “SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft explodes midflight for a second time, disrupting Florida air traffic”, in CNN‎^[1], archived from the original on 10 April 2025:

     While the first test flight of Starship and Super Heavy blew up a launchpad at SpaceX’s Starbase facilities in 2023, January’s Flight 7 and Thursday’s Flight 8 both allowed Starship to travel out over the Atlantic and Caribbean before exploding near populated islands.

3. A planned spaceport in Pecan Island, Vermillion County, Louisiana, United States

   Synonyms: Starbase Louisiana, Pecan Island Spaceport, Pecan Island

Derived terms

• SpaceX Starbase
• Starbase Louisiana
• Starbase Texas

See also

• Star
• Star City

Further reading

• SpaceX Starbase on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Starbase, Texas on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Starbase, Louisiana on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Baasters, Sabaters