Sources have confirmed President-elect Donald J. Trump will be visiting Brownsville Tuesday to watch the sixth SpaceX launch.
The team of U.S. Representative for District 34 Vicente Gonzalez confirmed to NewsNation local affiliate KVEO that Trump will be in attendance Tuesday as space enthusiasts, locals and out of towners watch SpaceX attempt to launch the Starship rocket.
Two sources also confirmed his attendance to NewsNation’s Libbey Dean.
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Local flight restrictions read: “The Federal Aviation Administration has issued temporary flight restrictions over Brownsville and Boca Chica, Texas area for a VIP visit that coincides with the SpaceX launch window for a test of its massive Starship rocket from its launch facility on the Gulf of Mexico. The flight restrictions put in place over Trump’s home in Palm Beach, Florida when he is there will be lifted briefly while the Texas security measures are in place.”
Trump won the Rio Grande Valley, where the launch will take place.
Leading up to the Nov. 5 election, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk showed support for Trump while on the campaign trail. He’s since been tapped to to lead the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) along Vivek Ramaswamy.
This is SpaceX’s sixth attempt at launching Starship, and this time around, it aims to expand the envelope on Starship and booster capabilities.
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“Objectives include the booster once again returning to the launch site for catch, reigniting a ship Raptor engine while in space, and testing a suite of heatshield experiments and maneuvering changes for ship reentry and descent over the Indian Ocean,” SpaceX stated.
According to SpaceX.com, Starship is expected to launch on Nov. 19 with a 30-minute launch window beginning at 4 p.m.