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SpaceX, California Coastal Commission and Elon Musk

Elon Musk says he will take legal action after California officials cited his politics when rejecting SpaceX launches

The California Coastal Commission denied a request to allow SpaceX to increase the number of launches at Vandenberg Space Force Base to 50 a year.

Hosted on MSN · 2d

California officials reject more SpaceX rocket launches, with some citing Musk's X posts

SpaceX's plans to launch more rockets from California's coast were rejected by a state commission this week, with some officials citing Elon Musk's political posts on X.

The New York Times · 1d

California Rejects Bid for More Frequent SpaceX Launches

A commission denied a request to increase the number of rocket launches on the state’s central coast, citing environmental concerns.

SpaceX catches Starship rocket booster

The Associated Press on MSN · 19h

SpaceX successfully launches and catches Starship booster in fifth test flight

In an engineering feat, SpaceX launches enormous Starship rocket booster and successfully catches it back at the launch pad with mechanical arms.

ABC · 1h

In an engineering feat, mechanical SpaceX arms catch Starship rocket booster back at the launch pad

At the flight director's command, the first-stage booster flew back to the launch pad where it had blasted off seven minutes earlier. The launch tower's monstrous metal arms, dubbed chopsticks, caught the descending 232-foot (71-meter) stainless steel booster and gripped it tightly, dangling it well above the ground.

AOL · 13h

SpaceX catches Starship booster in 'Mechazilla arms' in historic first

SpaceX delivered on its promise of another "exciting" test of its Starship spaceship in South Texas on Sunday as Elon Musk's company caught a 230-foot rocket booster with massive chopsticks from the same launch tower where it launched minutes prior.

Altoona Mirror3h

SpaceX test flight pulls off engineering feat

SpaceX pulled off the boldest test flight yet of its enormous Starship rocket on Sunday, catching the returning booster back at the launch pad with mechanical arms. A jubilant Elon Musk called it ...

12h

In most successful Starship test flight yet, SpaceX lands massive booster at South Texas Starbase

Starbase-area residents are being warned of sonic booms as mega-rocket's booster stage attempts to land at Boca Chica Beach ...

PBS18h

In engineering feat by SpaceX, mechanical arms catch Starship booster back at its launch pad

this is a day for the engineering history books,” SpaceX engineering manager Kate Tice said from SpaceX headquarters in ...

18hon MSN

Fifth Test Flight From California-Based SpaceX Included Giant Mechanical Arms

SpaceX pulled off the boldest test flight yet of its enormous Starship rocket on Sunday, catching the returning booster back ...

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