Tag: Cameron County

SpaceX Counts Down to Tuesday Launch, Clears DragonFly Hurdle

SpaceX Counts Down to Tuesday Launch, Clears DragonFly Hurdle

Asiasat 8 Streaks Into the Sky, Credit: SpaceX The news has been more than just lawsuits and fund-raising disputes for SpaceX this week. As SpaceX enters the last week of August, the company is moving ahead on several key fronts, beginning with the announcement of a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) from the FAA […]

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FAA Report Shows SpaceX is Almost Clear to Land in Texas

FAA Report Shows SpaceX is Almost Clear to Land in Texas

Based on an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) released by the FAA today, it appears that SpaceX is on the threshold of officially declaring what has seemed inevitable for some time, the Lone Star State is about to get its own spaceport. Based on the report, SpaceX envisions up to 12 launches per year from the site, […]

Taking the Long View : A Commerical SpaceX Launch Facility

Taking the Long View : A Commerical SpaceX Launch Facility

SpaceX founder Elon Musk is in Austin, Texas today, where he will be testifying before an appropriations committee of the Texas House of Representatives regarding his proposed plan to build a commercial launch facility for Falcon rockets in Cameron County, near Brownsville and only a few miles from the Mexican border.   Among the four contenders for the site;  Florida, Texas, […]

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