Communities Push Back against SpaceX in Tamaulipas

A Mexican conservation group says Elon Musk’s rocket launches from South Texas are killing turtles, damaging homes, and littering Tamaulipas beaches with debris.

Sep 09, 2025

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One of two helicopters that hovered over protestors during a demonstration against SpaceX near Playa Bagdad in August, causing intense turbulence for people on the water. (Photo credit: Conibio)

Three miles south of Starbase, Texas, where SpaceX launches rockets into orbit, the beaches of Tamaulipas begin at the mouth of the Rio Grande. Further south alo…

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