Tag: SpaceX

THE DOWNLOAD: So, this SpaceX thing is pretty cool

By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Late last week, my editor asked me to drive to Brownsville the following Monday to cover the SpaceX groundbreaking ceremony, and by asked, I mean told. This meant I had to be up extra-early in order to be at the Brownsville Events Center no later than 8:45 a.m. where …

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OVER THE MOON: Officials revel in SpaceX groundbreaking; economic boon anticipated locally

By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com BROWNSVILLE – Visitors to the Rio Grande Valley have long described the culture shock experienced at the border communities within as an out of this world experience. It’s a statement that can now be taken literally as Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) broke ground Monday, Sept. 22, for its future commercial …

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READY FOR LAUNCH: San Benito officials hope for SpaceX-fueled boon

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com San Benito officials pointed to the announcement of a Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) launch site coming to Boca Chica Beach as a potential boon for the local economy. The announcement came Monday after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in July approved SpaceX’s proposal to build a launch site on …

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