80 Texas residents are suing SpaceX, saying rocket launches are literally destroying their homes
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80 residents near SpaceX’s Starbase are suing over home damage from rocket launches. One plaintiff needs $100K in foundation repairs. Housing costs have doubled since 2014.
Eighty residents of towns near SpaceX’s Starbase facility in South Texas have filed a class-action lawsuit alleging that the company’s constant rocket launches are physically destroying their homes. The lawsuit accuses SpaceX of negligence, gross negligence, and trespass based on the Commercial Space Launch Act of 1984.
One plaintiff showed Reuters her home in Port Isabel, less than six miles from Starbase. Cabinets no longer sit evenly. Doors will not close. Flooring warped after a waterline burst during a launch. She estimates $100,000 in foundation repairs, more than the home is currently worth. “They’re wanting to get to Mars,” she said. “But what about us that are here?”
The lawsuit alleges damage from 11 Starship test flights conducted between...
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