The emerging company town, which is populated almost exclusively by employees of the Musk-owned SpaceX and construction workers, is the site of SpaceX’s launchpad for its Starship rockets, and the home-base for the human colonization of Mars, the online news organization reported.

Elon Musk is defending the work of the Department of Government Efficiency as he prepares to scale back from his government role and spend more time at his businesses.