Anger after Indonesia offers Elon Musk Papuan island for SpaceX launchpad

Biak island residents say SpaceX launchpad would devastate island ’s ecology and displace people from their homesPapuans whose island has been offered up as a potential launch site for Elon Musk ’s SpaceX project have told the billionaire Tesla chief his company is not welcome on their land, and its presence would devastate their island’s ecosystem and drive people from their homes.Musk was offered use of part of the small island of Biak in Papua by Indonesian president Joko Widodo in December.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - Category: Science Authors: Tags: World news Indonesia West Papua Elon Musk SpaceX Asia Pacific Technology Pacific islands Source Type: news