Boca Chica

Elon Musk is asking the state to give him the power to close Boca Chica Beach on SpaceX's schedule just as rocket launches there may spike. Local leaders and environmentalists stand in opposition.

The launch window opens at 5:30 p.m.

The launch test will again attempt to complete the first payload deployment of Starlink simulators and conduct multiple reentry experiments.

Save RGV is dropping a federal lawsuit against SpaceX alleging the aerospace company founded by Elon Musk illegally polluted the water near its rocket launch site in Texas.

In the lawsuit, the groups accuse TCEQ of exceeding its authority by allowing the discharges.

Billionaire Elon Musk's company on Thursday has sent a letter to local officials requesting an election to turn what it calls Starbase into an incorporated city. Starbase is the South Texas site where SpaceX builds and launches its massive Starship rockets.

Starship launched from Boca Chica for the sixth time. But the booster capture stage of the mission was canceled, and the booster splashed into the Gulf of Mexico.

The proposal would allow up to 25 annual Starship and Super Heavy orbital launches.

SpaceX is currently seeking approval from the FAA to begin launching 25 times per year from the Rio Grande Valley and land its Super Heavy booster right on the beach launch tower, rather than into the Gulf of Mexico.

On Friday, the Federal Aviation Administration announced public meetings on a draft environmental assessment of the company — the next step in SpaceX’s drive to increase Superheavy orbital launches to more than twice a month.