Coastal Commission Apologizes to SpaceX, Drops Lawsuit

0:00It's April 29th. This is U.S. News Today, U.S. News powered by AI. California's Coastal Commission just settled a lawsuit with SpaceX, issuing an apology to Elon Musk for alleged political bias against the company. The beast started when SpaceX sued over the commission, blocking more Falcon 9 rocket launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base down south near Santa. Barbara, SpaceX claimed the regulators nixed the Air Force's expansion plan because they hated Musk's bold political takes, trampling free speech and due, process rights. In the deal, the commission promised not to factor in politics, speech, or labor stuff for future SpaceX decisions, and they dropped any need for. Coastal permits on launches. The case gets dismissed with no one admitting fault. Meanwhile, Musk's wrapping up testimony in his unrelated showdown with open AI's Sam Altman, as SpaceX keeps pushing boundaries without this roadblock. In the way.