Except for the whole launch facilities thing they lease from the government.
It’s clear they’d be fine without that; they could probably have Texas ready for manned launches fairly quick.
More likely they lease launch facilities from the government to minimize regulatory interference from… the government.
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Soon to change with Starship launching from Boca Chica. And planned to be able to launch from essentially anywhere, eventually (in Musk Time so give it a decade).
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