‘Keep it in Texas:’ Locals worry about environment, public safety at Starship meeting

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – As SpaceX celebrated its tenth test launch Starship launches 10th flight test of its giant rocket expected to land astronauts on the moon, not everyone is just as excited about Starship’s future.

Once launch operations shift from Texas to Kennedy Space Center, some have concerns about noise, flight delays, and closing a beach .

On Thursday, Brevard County Community Correspondent James Sparvero heard more local reaction to Starship’s potential local impacts at a public meeting hosted by the FAA at the Radisson hotel in Cape Canaveral.

Along with a proposal to close Playalinda Beach at the Canaveral National Seashore for an estimated 60 days a year, Starship launches could also delay flights at Florida’s busiest airports like Orlando by up to two hours.

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