SpaceX loses bid to control beach access near launch facility in Texas
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/29/spacex-loses-bid-to-control-beach-access-near-texas-launch-facility.html
SpaceX loses bid to control beach access near launch facility in Texas
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/29/spacex-loses-bid-to-control-beach-access-near-texas-launch-facility.html
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The rich always want to control access to the waterfront by peons. They ruin the view.
Guess SpaceX can’t launch a beach vacation just yet!
Somehow, the phrase, “SpaceX loses bid”, gives me a warm, fuzzy feeling.
All of the Texas coastline is public access by law. Surprised Texas government turned down its favorite donor though
Even as a SpaceX fan, I like this. Boca Chica beach is an awesome (and fairly secluded) place to hang out, wouldn’t wanna see it roped off to the public.
The environmental complaints have always been silly. But beach access at that location is popular so it’s a tough sell for the locals.
I remember back when SpaceX first picked that little town and everyone thought it was going to turn it into the defacto destination for work and tourism.
And then SpaceX actually built their facility and the townsfolk had a hard wake up call.
While controlling access near a launch site seems logical, the reality is that people who try to deny access to public beaches are always assh*les. Always.
Beaches are one of life’s, generally free, simple pleasures.
They could have built their launch site somewhere else.
Every time I see Musk lose in any way, I have a warm happy feeling. It is up there with an evening walk on a nice beach. Thank you Texas for brightening my day a bit.
Make it a nude beach, continue the KSC tradition
I would not be surprised if Musk finds a way to vent launch fumes and other waste by-products to the beaches he wants to restrict access to. Assuming that’s not being done *now* and the reason he wants access restricted, of course.