[texbirds-freelists] Re: [texbirds] Spaceport at Boca Chica?
- From: Tim Whitehouse <tim@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:04:36 +0000
Here's a few related links:
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Private-space-company-considers-Texas-launch-site-3472821.php
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/04/11/spacex_in_texas/
http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=740563
claire baker wrote:
> With water levels rising and the proximity to the border, I think this
> would be a very bad idea. I believe rockets can go 3 miles to hit a
> standing target. It also floods there. This is crazy. Why so close to
> the water and Mexico? Doesn't make sense to me. And besides the birds,
> what will it to the dolphins in the area? Claire Baker
>
>> Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:36:57 +0000
>> From: tim@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [texbirds] Spaceport at Boca Chica?
>> To: texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>> Environmental studies are being done to build a spaceport at Boca Chica.
>> A company called SpaceX wants to build a spaceport next to Highway 4, 3
>> miles north of the border and 5 miles S. of S. Padre Island.
>>
>> There's a public meeting on May 15, 2012 at 5pm in the Brownsville ITEC
>> Center. They say it will provide 600 jobs.
>>
>> While I think it would be nice to have a spaceport here, Boca Chica is
>> not the place I would choose. You can imagine the impact it would have
>> on birds and birdwatching in the area. With 12 launches a year the area
>> would likely be close during that time and include Boca Chica State
>> Park, Brazos Island State Park, Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area,
>> Boca Chica Unit.
>>
>> TEXBIRDS help file and Texas birding links at:
> http://moonmountaingroup.com/texbirds
>>
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