The modern space race is not among nations but between public and private investment. As SpaceX continues to expand its domain under its controversial and outspoken leader, an increasingly long shadow of its 50-storey rockets looms large over an ecologically sensitive area at the southern tip of Texas. Boca Chica is a quiet coastal town on the Gulf of Mexico (or Gulf of America, depending on your worldview) that may one day become a bustling spaceport. The earth-trembling launches risk devastating the already-endangered sea turtles and ocelots that find shelter in the dunes. Curious onlookers have migrated to the area to witness what the future may hold amid the search for a new inhabitable environment, while we have forsaken the only planet we can rely upon. Recorded in black and white, with humanity’s many shades of grey on display, this observational essay follows an eclectic range of subjects to create a testament to our times. Alexander Rogalski.
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