Space X to add a resort to its space travel site in Boca Chica, Texas

Houston Chronicle:
BOCA CHICA, TX - SEPTEMBER 28: A prototype of SpaceX's Starship spacecraft is seen at the company's Texas launch facility on September 28, 2019 in Boca Chica near Brownsville, Texas. The Starship spacecraft is a massive vehicle meant to take people to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. (Photo by Loren Elliott/Getty Images) Photo: Loren Elliott/Getty Images / 2019 Getty Images

SpaceX,the American aerospace manufacturer and space transportation services company, is currently building its new passenger and cargo aircraft, Starship. According to the website, the aircraft will offer 'service to Earth orbit, Moon, Mars and beyond.'

The company has plans to chauffeur passengers to Mars in the near future, and part of this endeavor will include a luxury resort stay. The SpaceX site, in Boca Chica, Texas, is seeking a "Resort Development Manager" with the hopes that the city will become a “21st century Spaceport.”

Boca Chica is one of Texas tiniest towns-- so small, it could probably be considered a tiny village. Once a quiet beach town, it is now occupied by spaceships.

The job posting, spotted by CNBC’s Michael Sheetz, stated that SpaceX is looking for a talented Resort Development Manager to oversee the development of SpaceX’s first resort from inception to completion.”...
I grew up about 20 miles or so from this location and we used to go down there to fish near the mouth of the Rio Grande.  This is certainly a significant change from how it looked in the early sixties.

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