(Staff photos by Jacob Lopez)
Local, state and federal officials are seen breaking ground on the SpaceX launch site at Boca Chica Beach in Brownsville on Monday, Sept. 22. Among those shown are SpaceX CEO Elon Musk (third from left), State Senator Eddie Lucio Jr. (fourth from left), State Representatives Rene O. Oliveira (fifth from left) and Eddie Lucio III (far right).
By JACOB LOPEZ
Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS
editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com
BROWNSVILLE – Visitors to the Rio Grande Valley have long described the culture shock experienced at the border communities within as an out of this world experience. It’s a statement that can now be taken literally as Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) broke ground Monday, Sept. 22, for its future commercial launch facility on Boca Chica Beach in Brownsville.
It’s a project hailed Valley-wide as a potential boon for local economies and job growth in South Texas communities – with officials from the Harlingen-San Benito-Brownsville metropolitan and Laguna Madre areas anticipating positive impacts in their respective cities.
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