The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is soliciting public comment for a SpaceX proposal to expand the existing launch pad and infrastructure at the company’s Starbase/Boca Chica launch site.

The comment period ends Sept. 25, according to a public notice from the agency.

SpaceX wants the expansion in order to “support Starship/Super Heavy vehicle and pad upgrades, increased launch cadence, and to provide rapidly reusable launch and landing infrastructure,” according to the USACE. The project would involve approximately 21 acres at Boca Chica, permanently impacting approximately 5.8 acres of “emergent wetland” and 9.65 acres of wind tidal flats, for a total of 18.15 acres, according to the agency.

The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council describes wind tidal flats as a “unique coa

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