Environmental Group Urges Mexican President Sheinbaum to Halt SpaceX Operations After Rocket Explosion
The environmental collective Conibio Global has called upon Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo to intervene and stop the operations of SpaceX. This demand follows a recent incident where a SpaceX rocket returned and exploded off the coast of Playa Bagdad in Mexican waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Jesús Elías Ibarra Rodríguez, president of Conibio Global, led a peaceful protest at sea, warning that the explosion would cause marine species deaths and leave metallic debris along the Matamoros coastline. He stated that four rocket boosters are now submerged in the area. Ibarra Rodríguez also reported that the shockwaves and sonic booms from previous launches have caused structural damage, including fractured windows, in homes in Matamoros. He further alleged that U.S. vessels obstructed their access to the impact site, despite it being in Mexican maritime territory.
