SpaceX to Mars: Boca Chica may figure in Martian plans
BROWNSVILLE — SpaceX’s Boca Chica launch site may some day be a departure point for flights to Mars.That’s according to the company’s founder, Elon...
Eyes on the sky
BROWNSVILLE — SpaceX plans to install two massive ground station antennas at Boca Chica beach for the purpose of tracking manned space flights, though...
High school astronomers shoot for the stars during UTRGV’s STARGATE Academy
BY Vicky Brito A group of area high school students spent their summer getting an early launch to their college career, at the UTRGV...
ULA layoffs: Company trying to compete with SpaceX, Blue Origin
HARLINGEN — United Launch Alliance yesterday announced layoffs of 110 employees nationwide, including some believed to be employed at its operation here.Employees who were...
Economist forecasts slow growth for 2016
BROWNSVILLE — Despite the economic potential companies like SpaceX and the SATA Group present for the Lower Rio Grande Valley, for the time being...
City leaders look to set up rocket launch viewing center in place of old...
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — A city eyesore is now considered an ideal location for a SpaceX rocket launch viewing center.The idea of the city...
Rocket firm expects to be ready to launch in 2018
BROWNSVILLE — At some point in the future, rockets will tower over the SpaceX launch site at Boca Chica Beach.Until that happens, the only...
Brownsville plans airport overhaul
BROWNSVILLE — Mayor Tony Martinez has announced that Brownsville is planning to build a new Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport terminal to expand its...
Vela prompts largest turnout for ‘Coffee With’ session
SAN BENITO — U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela said entering Congress was like entering his freshman year of college. “When I was first elected to...
Innovative RGV reef aims to boost fish populations
Thanks largely to the efforts of a three-man nonprofit organization calling itself “Friends of RGV Reef,” an unprecedented project to boost fish populations along...
