Why Do South Texans Object To SpaceX Launches?

While the world watched in awe as SpaceX’s Starship 250-ton second-stage booster rocket was caught mid-air as it returned to its launch pad, some people in Boca Chica, South Texas, other negative ideas about SpaceX’s operations in their area. In the next short years, SpaceX’s Starship is expected to play a central role in NASA’s Artemis mission to return men (and women) to the moon ( NASA’s Artemis III mission to the moon is planned for no earlier than September 2026).