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Endangered turtles share this Mexican beach with SpaceX rocket debris. The company says there’s no risk of harm
- Conibio Global, a small NGO led by veterinarian Jess Elas Ibarra, has been cleaning SpaceX rocket debris from Bagdad Beach, Mexico, since November 2024.
- The cleanup follows multiple SpaceX rocket launches, including a June 19 explosion that scattered debris on the northern Tamaulipas shoreline near endangered Kemp's ridley turtles.
- Ibarra reported that over one ton of trash was collected from 500 meters of shoreline, but debris remains widespread and difficult to remove, posing risks to turtle nests and local vegetation.
- SpaceX claims tests show no toxic risks from their debris, asserts rights to the material under the Outer Space Treaty, and states it has sought government help for cleanup, while Mexican officials review environmental impacts.
- The ongoing pollution has prompted Mexican government involvement and calls for further environmental review, as Conibio and authorities continue monitoring impacts on turtles and local communities.
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Endangered turtles share this Mexican beach with SpaceX rocket debris. The company says there’s no risk of harm
The debris arrives in the rockets’ wake: melted plastics, aluminum and pieces of blue adhesive. It all ends up stranded on the sands of Bagdad beach in northern Tamaulipas, Mexico, home to an endangered species of sea turtle. Just across the border lies Starbase, SpaceX’s launchpad and company town in what once was called Boca Chica, Texas.
MEXICO CITY.— Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum ordered an investigation following the explosion of a SpaceX rocket — Elon Musk’s aerospace company — in South Texas on June 18. The incident caused metal fragments to fall on Mexican beaches near a federal protected zone, which has generated environmental concern and diplomatic tensions. According to reports from organizations such as Conibio Global, the remains of the rocket impacted negativel…
(Mexico City=Yonhap News) Correspondent Lee Jae-rim = A Mexican environmental and animal protection group has warned that the damage to endangered species caused by debris from the explosion of the Starship, a Mars exploration spacecraft developed by SpaceX in the United States, is "serious." Jesus Elias Ibarra of the Mexican non-governmental organization (NGO) Conibio Global said, "Millions of pieces of rocket debris are polluting the Mexican c…
The Mexican beach in Baghdad, threatened by space debris from a SpaceX launch, raises tension between Mexico and Elon Musk.
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