A first-of-its-kind test of the new Starship prototype has been completed at the Starbase facility on Boca Chica Beach.

Source: https://www.kurv.com/starship-prototype-passes-key-fueling-test-moving-it-closer-to-first-orbital-launch-from-boca-chica/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=starship-prototype-passes-key-fueling-test-moving-it-closer-to-first-orbital-launch-from-b

At first, things were going well—the rocket did manage to leave its launchpad in Boca Chica.

Source: https://jalopnik.com/spacex-starship-rocket-explodes-during-launch-test-1850356948

It was on a previously undisturbed beach in Boca Chica.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/national-world/cnn-world/2023/07/07/spacex-launched-the-most-powerful-rocket-ever-built-its-impact-is-still-felt-in-this-texas-community/

Starship at the Boca Chica launch mount ahead of its second test flight.

Source: https://gizmodo.com/how-to-watch-second-test-flight-spacex-starship-1851025960

The rocket lifted off from the Starbase facility at approximately 8:33 a.m. local time on Thursday, and climbed to a peak altitude of 39 kilometres over the Gulf of Mexico, not far from Boca Chica.

Source: https://mybroadband.co.za/news/science/488569-spacex-explains-what-went-wrong-with-first-starship-launch.html

Throngs of spectators watched from South Padre Island, several miles away from the Boca Chica Beach launch site, which was off-limits.

Source: https://gazette.com/ap/spacex-giant-rocket-explodes-minutes-after-launch-from-texas/article_c6ee81a5-4c0b-56da-87d3-76dcb5742f6f.html

To sweeten the deal for prospective residents and local officials, Musk to donate $20 million to schools in Cameron County, which is home to the Boca Chica.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/02/18/residents-of-musks-texas-space-city-rip-billionaire-for-destroying-quiet-beach-town/