Jan. 1—The latest move by critics of SpaceX's discharge of what they term "untreated industrial wastewater" at Boca Chica/Starbase is a request for a contested case hearing with the Texas Commission ...

Jun. 7—The environmental group SaveRGV announced this week that it had sent a letter to SpaceX providing notice of intent to sue under the Clean Water Act over what SaveRGV says are "numerous ongoing ...

Texas’ environmental regulator has closed a chapter in the saga of the industrial wastewater permit SpaceX needed for its South Texas launch site. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on ...

SpaceX is facing state environmental sanctions that could delay the next launch of its Starship mega-rocket from South Texas. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality took action Tuesday against ...

SpaceX conducted a full-pressure test of a new water deluge system for its Starship launch vehicle on Friday, as the company looks to resolve one of the biggest problems that cropped up during the ...

Resembling a gigantic bidet for rockets, the deluge system is meant to minimize damage at the pad when Starship takes flight. Reading time 3 minutes On April 20, SpaceX wantonly launched its Starship ...

SpaceX has released some dramatic footage showing the testing of a new water deluge system designed to limit the damage caused by its mighty Starship rocket as its blasts off from the launchpad. The ...

Once operational, the system will work to suppress the power of SpaceX’s megarocket, which exerts nearly 17 million pounds of thrust at launch. Reading time 2 minutes Earlier today, SpaceX performed ...