After a string of failed test flights and explosive rockets, Mexico had enough of its neighboring SpaceX facility. Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum is threatening to prosecute possible contamination of the SpaceX rockets, that sometimes it rains pieces of waste across the nearby border.
During a news conference on Wednesday, Sheinbaum said she was investigating the necessary lawsuits against SpaceX’s potential violations Reported. “It’s actually contamination,” Sheinbaum told reporters, adding that she is investigating possible violations of international laws of the company.
Last week, SpaceX’s Starship Rocket exploded in a massive fireball at the company’s Starbase in southern Texas. The rocket suffered routine preparations in front of a static fire test when it suddenly erupted in flames, sending waste flying in different directions. The company reported no threat to nearby communities, but it urged the public to leave the area while security measures were implemented. The Starbase city of Spacex is located near the Texas-Mexican border, with the nearest Mexican city being Matamoros, located about 8 miles (13 kilometers) away.
This was the latest in a series of starship trials that sent rocket pieces flying all over the place. At the end of May, the Rocket split while re -entry After filtering caused a loss of control. Earlier in March, Flight 8 was Cut off Minutes after takeoff by hardware -failure in one of the Raptor motors. Starship exploded in the air, prompting the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to stop air traffic in parts of Florida. In January, Flight 7 of Starship experienced propulsion filtering and fire triggered by unexpected vibrations in the propulsion system. The rocket split minutes after launch, rainfall over the Caribbean islands.
Local conservation groups have criticized SpaceX, arguing that the Starship Rocket poses a threat To surrounding wild habitat in Boca Chica, Texas. Across the border in Mexico, officials make a “comprehensive review” of the environmental effects of the rockets for the neighboring state of Tamaulipas, said Sheinbaum, according to the guard.
The Starship rocket excites a fireball of problems, and it doesn’t even work yet. Once a starship passes its test flights, SpaceX is aiming 25 throws a year from its southern Texas facility. These are a lot of rockets flying around.
