LAST TOWN BEFORE MARS: SpaceX's crucial plan to buy a village in South Texas is on the brink of failure

· Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX is building a private spaceport at the southern tip of Texas, but the location features a small neighborhood of retiree-age homeowners called Boca Chica Village.
· SpaceX is using the site to develop its next-generation rocket system, called Starship. In late 2019, the company offered to buy...