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Brownsville mayor says SpaceX is ‘our largest private employer’

Among the highlights from Brownsville Mayor Trey Mendez’s “State of the City: Crossroads Edition” address Thursday at the Brownsville Events Center was a brief tally of SpaceX’s economic impact on the city.

Army Corps withdraws SpaceX application

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers informed SpaceX in a letter dated March 7 that its permit application for an expansion of the company’s Starbase complex at Boca Chica has been withdrawn due to lack of information.

A piece of history: SN8 wing flap being placed at airport

A little piece of space history is being displayed on the grounds at the Brownsville-South Padre International Airport in Brownsville.

Musk tweets Brownsville-SPI airport could get Starship prototype

Could the Brownsville-South Padre Island International be home to a tourist attraction, namely a Starship prototype? SpaceX Founder and CEO Elon Musk tweeted on Monday...

FAA delays SpaceX assessment again

The Federal Aviation Administration announced this afternoon that it is again delaying the release of the Final Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) of SpaceX’s Starship development program...

Elon Musk expands on vision for Starbase

SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk, presenting his Feb. 10 update on Starship development live from the company’s Boca Chica site, dubbed Starbase, said...

Musk delivers second Starship presentation

Against a gargantuan backdrop of a stacked Starship SN20 and Super Heavy Booster illuminated, along with an equally massive launch tower, by powerful spotlights,...

SpaceX schedules Starship update; Musk plans presentation at Boca Chica

When SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk on Sept. 28, 2019, gave an official update of his company’s Starship development program at Boca Chica,...

Musk Foundation awards Brownsville ISD additional $2 million

The Brownsville Independent School District announced Wednesday that it has received $2.53 million from the Musk Foundation in a second round of funding, money...

Millions given to spaceport tourism

The Spaceport Development Corporation of Cameron County has been awarded a $5 million Spaceport Trust Fund grant by the Governor’s Office of Economic Development...