SpaceX’s South Texas operation having multibillion-dollar impact

SpaceX’s has had a multibillion-dollar economic impact on the Rio Grande Valley , according to a one-page document from the company that Cameron County officials released Tuesday. While not an in-depth economic impact report, the document’s figures provide a glimpse of how the commercial space company’s South Texas operation is generating jobs and business. According to the document, SpaceX has invested more than $3 billion in infrastructure at and around Starbase .

SpaceX successfully completes fourth test flight, Starship returns to Earth from space for 1st time SpaceX’s most recent launch and test flight — on June 6 — of its Starship spacecraft with its Super Heavy rocket destroyed or damaged at least nine shorebird nests near the launch site, according to a survey by the nonprofit Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program.

SpaceX’s Starship launch damaged shorebird nests, environmental survey finds An estimated 20,000 tourists and 16,500 “official visitors” traveled to South Texas to watch a launch or visit Starbase in 2023. “I want to thank SpaceX for their direct investment in the communities and school districts throughout Cameron County and for helping put south Texas on the map,” Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño said in a statement.

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