Coastal Commission Settles with SpaceX, Drops Lawsuit

0:00It's April 29th. Welcome in. This is Durham News Today, where local news meets AI. I'm Cory with the story. California's Coastal Commission just settled a lawsuit with SpaceX and Elon Musk, basically apologizing for any political bias in their decisions. They agreed in core docs to ignore Musk's political views, speech, or even labor practices when reviewing SpaceX projects. The beef started when the Commission blocked a U.S. Air Force plan to wrap up Falcon 9 rocket launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base up the Coast near Santa Barbara. SpaceX called it straight up discrimination, saying the Commissioners hated Musk's outspoken takes and that violated free speech and due process. Brights In the deal filed Tuesday, the case gets dismissed for good, with no one emitting fault or breaking laws. Plus, they won't demand a coastal permit for SpaceX's launch-ops. This clears the runway for more launches, while Musk handles a separate showdown with open AI's Sam Altman in court over AI's future.