Where is SpaceX headquarters?

As of late 2024, SpaceX corporate headquarters is at Starbase, Texas. The Hawthorne, California factory remains a major operating site.

Is Hawthorne still SpaceX headquarters?

No. Hawthorne, California is a major SpaceX campus for engineering and manufacturing, but SpaceX headquarters is Starbase, Texas.

Starbase is SpaceX’s Texas launch, build, and test site near Boca Chica / Brownsville. It became the company’s headquarters in December 2024, and the city of Starbase was incorporated in May 2025.

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Q: Where is SpaceX located?

SpaceX headquarters is at Starbase, Texas (HQ moved there in December 2024; the city of Starbase was incorporated in May 2025). Hawthorne, California remains a major engineering and manufacturing campus, but it is not the company HQ. SpaceX also launches from Kennedy Space Center / Cape Canaveral in Florida and Vandenberg in California.

Headquarters is Starbase, Texas (HQ moved December 2024; the city of Starbase was incorporated May 2025). Hawthorne, California remains a major engineering and manufacturing campus—not the current HQ. Launch sites also include Kennedy Space Center / Cape Canaveral in Florida and Vandenberg in California.

People often still say SpaceX is “in Hawthorne” because that California campus was central for years. The accurate HQ answer today is different: SpaceX headquarters is Starbase, Texas.

Starbase, Texas is headquarters

Starbase is near Boca Chica on the Texas Gulf Coast, close to Brownsville. SpaceX moved its corporate headquarters there in December 2024, and the surrounding community became the city of Starbase in May 2025. It is where SpaceX builds and flies Starship. When someone asks “Where is SpaceX located?” in the HQ sense, Starbase, Texas is the direct answer.

Hawthorne, California is a major campus

Hawthorne remains a major SpaceX engineering and manufacturing campus. It is not headquarters. Treating Hawthorne as HQ is an outdated shorthand from earlier years of the company.

How to talk about “where SpaceX is”

Use Starbase, Texas for headquarters. Mention Hawthorne when you mean the California campus. SpaceX also launches from Kennedy Space Center / Cape Canaveral in Florida and Vandenberg in California. Those sites matter for flights; they do not change the HQ fact.

The bottom line

SpaceX HQ is Starbase, Texas. Hawthorne is a major campus, not headquarters.

Keep reading: Starbase, the SpaceX hub, and the ventures map.

Timeline

2002: SpaceX is founded; early operations center on the Hawthorne, California area.
2010s–2020s: Boca Chica / Starbase grows into the Starship build-and-fly site on the Texas coast.
December 2024: SpaceX moves corporate headquarters to Starbase, Texas.
May 2025: City of Starbase is incorporated.
Today: Starbase is HQ; Hawthorne remains a major campus; launches also fly from Florida and Vandenberg, CA.

Sources

SpaceX public materials and site descriptions for Starbase and Hawthorne
Elon, Explained: Starbase explainer