SpaceX considering Texas as a location for new launch pad

Hawthorne-based rocket venture Space Exploration Technologies Corp. is looking into launching its rockets from a small Texas town on the Gulf of Mexico.

The company, better known as SpaceX, filed a document with the Federal Aviation Administration saying it was taking its first steps toward establishing a launch pad in Cameron County, Texas.

Company spokeswoman Kirstin Brost Grantham said SpaceX is considering multiple potential locations around the country for a new commercial launch pad. The area near Brownsville, Texas, along the coast, is a possibility, she said.