To the editor: Thanks for printing this op-ed (“Elon Musk’s rocket launches are a nuisance for this California town,” June 13). I totally assist the concept SpaceX, aka Elon Musk, ought to mitigate the dangerous results of a number of rocket launches and contribute to the area people. Sadly, right this moment’s oligarchs solely wish to take, take, take and are averse to supporting the infrastructure that permits their wealth.
Musk has steamrolled previous the California Coastal Fee’s inquiries into environmental impacts and makes an attempt to restrain the frequency of launches. Now, not solely Lompoc however the whole South Coast of Santa Barbara County are involuntary topics of an uncontrolled experiment into the consequences of sonic booms.
In Goleta, we’re 50 miles away from Vandenberg. Our home windows rattle with every launch. Who’s to say what’s occurring to our brains?
Michele Harris Padron, Santa Barbara
