California

Elon Musk Sues California Commission Over SpaceX Launch Rejection

The commission recently rejected the company’s proposal to increase Falcon 9 launches at Vandenberg Space Force Base, citing Musk’s political activities.
Elon Musk Sues California Commission Over SpaceX Launch Rejection
Tesla CEO Elon Musk arrives for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to a joint meeting of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on July 24, 2024. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
Kimberly Hayek
|Updated:
0:00

SpaceX filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the California Coastal Commission after it rejected the company’s proposal to increase Falcon 9 launches at Vandenberg Space Force Base.

The lawsuit claimed that the commission, which oversees the use of land and water within the state’s more than 1,000 miles of coastline, unfairly asserted regulatory powers over the company’s launches based on disapproval of its CEO Elon Musk’s political views.
Kimberly Hayek
Kimberly Hayek
Author
Kimberly Hayek is a reporter for The Epoch Times. She covers California news and has worked as an editor and on scene at the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2018 migrant caravan crisis.