California officials reject more SpaceX rocket launches, with some citing Musk's X posts

A a SpaceX rocket carrying the Surface Water and Ocean Topography satellite lifts off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, Friday, Dec. 16, 2022. (NASA via AP) SpaceX’s plans to launch more rockets from the California coast was rejected by a state commission this week, with some officials citing Elon Musk’s political posts on X and raised concerns about the billionaire’s labor record at his companies. The plan to increase the number of rocket blasts into space up to 50 a year was rejected by the California Coastal Commission...