SpaceX Won’t Fly Starship On April 10th Confirms Local Notice

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After a flurry of reports surfaced earlier this week suggesting that SpaceX will fly its Starship rocket for the first time next week, a notice issued by the Boca Chica authorities has put the matter to rest. SpaceX is developing the world's largest and most powerful rocket in the village located in Cameron County, Texas, and before its tests, local authorities issue road closure notices to stop people from accessing the highways and beach located close to the testing facility. A fresh notice was issued yesterday, and while it does close the nearby locations, these are only for a ground test - indicating that more wait is needed before the 329 feet tall rocket finally takes to the skies.

Talk surrounding an orbital launch attempt from SpaceX has suddenly picked up the pace, roughly two months after the firm successfully conducted static fire tests of the first-stage Starship Super Heavy booster. Initial speculation, boosted by placeholders from both NASA and the FAA, hinted that a launch might take place as soon as on the 10th of April, but as we noted yesterday, while the two agencies had set a date, similar notices were missing from Cameron County.

Well, this riddle has been solved today, as a fresh notice from County Judge Eddy Trevino Jr. orders the closure of Boca Chica Beach and Highway 4 on April 10th, with backup dates available for April 11 and April 12. However, while this is all well and good, the working of Judge Trevino's notice puts to rest any speculation of an orbital test flight as it notes:

I have ordered the closure of Boca Chica Beach and Hwy 4 for the purpose of