BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Sources have confirmed President-elect Donald J. Trump will be visiting Brownsville Tuesday to watch the sixth SpaceX launch.
The team of U.S. Representative for District 34 Vicente Gonzalez confirmed Trump will be in attendance Tuesday as space enthusiasts, locals and out of towners watch SpaceX attempt to launch the Starship rocket.
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Sources have not specified where the president-elect will be flying in nor at what time.
Leading up to the Nov. 5 election, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk showed support for Trump while on the campaign trail.
After his victory in the Rio Grande Valley and the country, Trump is coming down to watch the rocket launch first hand.
This is SpaceX’s sixth attempt at launching Starship and this time around, it aims to expand the envelope on Starship and booster capabilities.
“Objectives include the booster once again returning to the launch site for catch, reigniting a ship Raptor engine while in space, and testing a suite of heatshield experiments and maneuvering changes for ship reentry and descent over the Indian Ocean,” SpaceX stated.
According to SpaceX.com, Starship is expected to launch on Nov. 19 with a 30-minute launch window beginning at 4 p.m.
