SpaceX’s vast Louisiana launch plan promises jobs and investment, but secrecy, legal carve-outs and thousands of annual flights have left nearby residents demanding answers. SpaceX says its proposed Vermilion Parish facility could launch about 30 rockets each day from five launch complexes spread across 125,000 acres. Louisiana leaders call the project a $100 billion investment. […] The post SpaceX Louisiana launch plan draws scrutiny over secrecy and legal carve-outs appeared first on American Almanac .
SpaceX’s vast Louisiana launch plan promises jobs and investment, but secrecy, legal carve-outs and thousands of annual flights have left nearby residents demanding answers. SpaceX says its proposed Vermilion Parish facility could launch about 30 rockets each day from five launch complexes spread across 125,000 acres. Louisiana leaders call the project a $100 billion investment. Yet residents near the coastal site are asking how the flights will affect their homes, wildlife and way of life. The state says SpaceX will pay the local parish government about $25 million annually. Records cited by Gulf States Newsroom say the company could avoid billions in property taxes over 25 years. The scale is clear even as some terms remain murky.…Open
SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, September 16 for a Falcon 9 launch of the USSF-259 mission from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The four-hour launch window opens at 6:00 p.m. PT. This will be the 13th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Sentinel-6B, Twilight, NROL-172, Transporter-17, and eight Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship, which will be stationed in the Pacific Ocean. Watch 24/7 live news with CNN Headlines: https://bit.ly/4eIvlTr #News #space
SpaceX will attempt to launch its Falcon 9 rocket for a classified mission for the US Space Force. The three-hour launch window opens at 8:37am Pacific/11:37am Eastern. The mission, the 27th flight for this particular first stage booster, is designated USSF-153 and will launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Following stage separation, the first stage is expected to land on a drone ship stationed in the Pacific Ocean. Watch 24/7 live news with CNN Headlines: https://bit.ly/4eIvlTr #SpaceX #Launch #News
SpaceX’s Starship is spotted floating off the coast of Christmas Island after spending about 24 days at sea. The rocket launched July 24 for SpaceX’s 13th flight test, which included the first suborbital deployment of new Starlink satellites. #fox #foxnews #media #breakingnews #us #usa #new #news #breaking #spacex #starship #elonmusk #musk #space #rocket #starlink #satellites #spacetechnology #spaceflight #innovation #technology #tech #christmasisland #flighttest #aerospace Don’t just watch Fox News—be part of it. Become a Fox News Patriot today. https://youtube.com/foxnews/join
SpaceX is set to make another attempt to launch Starship, the world's largest and most powerful rocket. More: https://tinyurl.com/ytrwjdhj #SpaceX #Starship #ElonMusk
SpaceX is set to make another attempt to launch Starship, the world’s largest and most powerful rocket, Thursday after a last-second scrub halted last week’s countdown. NewsNation's Xavier Walton reports. More: https://tinyurl.com/ytrwjdhj #Starship #SpaceX #Starlink
