SpaceX reacts to Mexico President's comment on debris contamination from latest explosion

STARBASE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — SpaceX responded to comments from the Mexican government stating that there is contamination across the border for the space company's recent explosion that made national headlines.

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On Wednesday, Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum said her administration was studying contamination from the Starbase facility near the Mexican border.

Sheinbaum responded to a reporter’s question during her daily news briefing, saying, “There is a general review underway of the international laws that are being violated.” She added that her administration would then see what steps to take with the company, because “there is contamination.”

On Thursday, SpaceX took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to quote-tweet an article from Bloomberg that reported the Mexican President's remarks.

"As previously stated, there are no hazards to the surrounding area. Previous independent tests conducted on materials inside Starship, including toxicity analyses, confirm they pose no chemical, biological, or toxicological risks," SpaceX began.

The space company reiterated that a "safety zone" was established around the test site and was maintained throughout the operation.

The day after the explosion, ValleyCentral spoke with a spokesperson from the Brownsville Fire Department, the closest fire rescue crew available to the SpaceX facility, which is isolated deep in Cameron County on the shore of Boca Chica Beach.

The spokesperson said that while SpaceX did not utilize the Brownsville crews, they kept them on deck in case the fire spread to the storage tanks, which store propellant and could have caused a second explosion.

In its response Thursday, SpaceX stated that despite its attempts to recover the anomaly-related debris, "which is and remains the tangible property of SpaceX, these attempts have been hindered by unauthorized parties trespassing on private property."

SpaceX reported that it has requested local and federal assistance from the Mexican government in the recovery of the debris. They claim to have offered resources and assistance in the cleanup and have sought validation of their right to conduct recovery operations.

"SpaceX looks forward to working with the Mexican Government and local authorities for the return of the debris as soon as possible," the post continued.

The Associated Press contributed to this report