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Anger after Indonesia offers Elon Musk Papuan island for SpaceX launchpad – The Guardian
Biak island residents say SpaceX launchpad would devastate island’s ecology and displace people from their homes
Papuans whose island has been offered up as a potential launch site for Elon Musks SpaceX project have told the billionaire Tesla chief his company is not welcome on their land, and its presence would devastate their islands 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.
An Indonesian government representative told the Guardian this week the planned spaceport was being developed in consultation…
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