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- 1SpaceX's Starship lifts off on first orbital test mission from Texas●SpaceX’s Starship launches on first orbital mission from Texas
SpaceX launched its Starship rocket on its first orbital-class test flight from its Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas. The uncrewed mission marks a major milestone for the vehicle that SpaceX intends to use for missions to the Moon and eventually Mars. Attention is focused on how the largest rocket ever built performs during its ascent and test objectives.
- 2Endangered wild cat threatened by SpaceX expansion in Texas▼An endangered wild cat faces a new threat: SpaceX’s expansion in Texas
Conservationists warn that SpaceX's growing operations in Boca Chica, Texas, could threaten the ocelot, an endangered wild cat found in the region. The company's expansion of launch activity and infrastructure near protected habitat is raising concerns that noise, traffic and land development could further endanger the species, which is already struggling to survive in the United States.