Starbase Watch · October 12, 2026
A Texas company wants to send U.S. gas, through a pipeline that starts near Brownsville, to a proposed $4.5 billion LNG plant at the Port of Matamoros. Federal comments are due Dec. 7.
File photo, U.S. side (NASA, 2016)
Background photo: NASA. Inset photo: NASA (ISS, 2016).
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Every launch pulls thousands of visitors into Cameron County, and most of them find out too late that the beach and highway close, or that the best views aren't where they parked. Viewing spots, closure calendars, timing, and what to bring.
Launch viewing guide →Hotels in Brownsville, beachfront on South Padre Island, and RV sites minutes from the launch corridor. What each option is good for, and how launch weeks change the math.
Lodging guide →The overwhelming majority of people working at Starbase have to find their own housing. If that's you, or you're coming for the port, the LNG projects, or the growth itself, start with the honest version of the housing market.
Relocation guide →Starbase Watch
U.S. gas would reach it through a pipeline that starts near Brownsville. Federal comments are due Dec. 7.
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He hopes Flight 15 tries it, and puts the flight "hopefully in 4-6 weeks." Ship 42 is back in Mega Bay 2. No closure order yet.
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The first Starship SpaceX has brought back from the ocean moved to the ring yard overnight, LabPadre posted at 3 a.m. Monday, Central time.
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