Boca Chica

Boca Chica is a municipality of the Santo Domingo province in the Dominican Republic. Within the municipality there is one municipal district: La Caleta. As of the 2012 census it had 123,510 inhabitants, 70,184 living in the city itself and 53,326 in its rural districts. Boca Chica has a popular beach with the same name, located about 30 kilometers east of Santo Domingo de Guzmán in the south-east region of the country.

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Less launch pad damage in SpaceX's second Starship launch bodes well for new pad planned in Florida. The first launch from South Texas obliterated the pad at Boca Chica. After fixes, it survived a second launch last month.

The FAA assessment report for SpaceX at Boca Chica requires beach cleanups, light impact studies, and "requires SpaceX to prepare a report detailing the events of the Mexican War and the Civil War battles that took place in the area that is now Starbase."

Mitigated Finding of No Significant Impact and Record of Decision for the SpaceX Starship/Super Heavy Launch Vehicle Program at the SpaceX Boca Chica Launch Site in Cameron County, Texas | FAA

SpaceX's Starship work in South Texas spurs lawsuit over Boca Chica beach access

SpaceX sends Starship's first MASSIVE vacuum Raptor engine to Boca Chica (3 per Starship)