SpaceX accused of releasing pollutants from deluge system at Starbase. The company claims environmental regulators gave it the go-ahead to use water deluge system. FAA could pull SpaceX's launch ...

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality previously fined SpaceX almost $4,000 for the discharges stemming from its water deluge system, also known as a "flame deflector." The flame ...

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The reports, as seen by CNBC, concern the Starship rocket's deluge system: TCEQ said its ... alleging that SpaceX "was discharging deluge water without TCEQ authorization." ...

Since summer 2023, SpaceX has used a water deluge system in Boca Chica for its Starship rocket as a cooling element. Each ...