SpaceX announced the possible purchase of land from the spaceport in Texas

Elon Musk's SpaceX is discussing the purchase of about 1.2 thousand acres (486 hectares) of land near the launch complex in Texas, the company's press service said. The sites are managed by the State Department of Parks and Wildlife (TPWD), with Boca Chica Beach not included in the proposed deal.

“SpaceX has not offered or offered to buy Boca Chica beach. The beach is and will remain public, the statement said.

According to the press service, about 600 acres (243 hectares) are planned to be kept under a permanent environmental easement, which will ban development. SpaceX pointed out that its areas of interest are mostly muddy shoals and coastal dunes without equipped hiking trails, campsites and other infrastructure for recreation.

A possible purchase in SpaceX was associated, among other things, with the safety of the cosmodrome. According to the company, outsiders enter the work areas through areas under the control of TPWD.

The press service also reported that the funds from the sale of the Texas authorities will be able to direct to the development of parks and recreation areas in the Rio Grande Valley.

The Boca Chica Cosmodrome is located in Cameron County, Texas, near the US border with Mexico, follows from data from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The Starbase site develops, manufactures, tests and launches the Starship and Super Heavy rocket; SpaceX is also headquartered there.

In May, the Texas Tribune reported that 80 Texas residents had filed a lawsuit against SpaceX over the damage they claimed was caused to homes by sonic booms during missile tests. The state's Supreme Court then also heard a dispute over the authorities' right to temporarily restrict access to Boca Chica beach during launches.

A year earlier, residents of Starbeis, where the SpaceX spaceport is located, voted to register the settlement as a city. According to The Wall Street Journal, 212 out of 218 voters voted in favor.