Musk’s SpaceX sues California regulator over rocket launches
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Elon Musk’s space company sued regulators in California after officials rejected a request to allow more SpaceX rocket launches, claiming the decision was politically motivated. The suit, filed Tuesday in California’s central district, marks the billionaire’s latest volley in a long-running feud with the Golden State.
The commission Thursday rejected a request by the U.S. Space Force to give SpaceX permission to launch up to 50 rockets a year from Vandenberg Space Force Base near Santa Barbara, Ca. Speaking at the meeting, commissioner Gretchen Newsom referenced Musk’s social-media posts about the upcoming presidential election and accused him of spreading falsehoods about Hurricane Helene.
“Right now Elon Musk is hopping about the country, spewing and tweeting political falsehoods and attacking FEMA while claiming his desire to help the hurricane victims with free Starlink access to the internet," Newsom said. The commission rejected the request by six votes to four. SpaceX accused the commission of unlawfully overreaching its authority and violating “the rights of free speech and due process enshrined in the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution," court documents show.
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