Irrespective of how you personally feel about Musk, consider that this is targeting a company with thousands of employees run by… its CEO Glenn Shotwell, not Musk.
SpaceX is terrifying to the competition: both dinosaurs like ULA, and also newcomers like Blue Origin.
The article states: “In total, the Harlingen region received 14 complaints alleging environmental impacts from the Facility’s deluge system.”
Umm… what!? Fourteen? Fourteen locals were wading through the local mud within spitting distance of the launch towers taking what… water samples? It’s tap water! If it has mercury in it then the real article should be about mercury in the tap water!
“I have a complaint to make! Yes I would like to remain anonymous, but you can call me… umm… Beff Jezos. Yes, I’m personally and financially affected by SpaceX activities and would like to file a complaint.”
The popsci article was definitely written by an anti-Musk hack. I seriously wouldn’t surprised if he took a bribe to write a “hit piece”, because if he didn’t he’s doing dirty work for billionaires for free.
We shouldn’t reach for the stars, unless every local office of everything is fully satisfied that all of the paperwork is filed.
Speaking of which: “Neither regulator answered CNBC’s questions regarding SpaceX’s statement.”
You don’t talk about corruption to the media. It’s shameful what they’re doing, otherwise they’d be happy to clarify the issue to the public.