FAA sued over SpaceX launch damage to South Texas wildlife, ecosystems

BOCA CHICA BEACH, Texas (Border Report) -- Several environmental groups and the Carrizo/Comecrudo Nation of Texas on Monday sued the Federal Aviation Administration over the recent SpaceX launch of its Starship spacecraft, which sent debris throughout South Texas threatening sensitive wildlife areas.

The Center for Biological Diversity, Save RGV, the American Bird Conservancy and the tribe allege the FAA failed "to fully analyze and mitigate the environmental harms resulting from the SpaceX Starship/Super Heavy launch program at Boca Chica," according to the lawsuit.

The groups want the FAA to implement stricter oversight on SpaceX's sprawling Stargate operation, which has been built on the tip of South Texas about 23 miles outside Brownsville, and a mile from the Mexican border.

The April 20 initial test flight of Starship, powered by 33 raptor rockets, resulted in the SpaceX launchpad exploding from 17 million pounds of thrust.

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