The powerful commission, chaired by Sonoma County resident Caryl Hart, had rejected a request for more SpaceX launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base.

In a bold legal move, SpaceX has initiated a lawsuit against the California Coastal Commission, challenging the commission's recent denial to expand Falcon 9 rocket launches at Vandenberg Space Force Base.

SpaceX owner Elon Musk, whose politics have taken a sharp right turn, has endorsed Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and become a mega donor, campaigning for the former president and saying he would accept a role in Trump's administration if he wins.

The move comes after California Coastal Commission members raised concerns about Musk’s political rhetoric at a hearing last week.

SpaceX has filed a lawsuit against a California commission, accusing members of political bias after they rejected the aerospace company’s request to allow more rocket launches from an air

Billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX has sued a California commission in federal court, accusing panel members of political bias in blocking the space venture company from increasing the number of rockets it launches from a U.

SpaceX founder Elon Musk filed a lawsuit against the California Coastal Commission, alleging it denied his company access to the state because of his political affiliation. In Musk’s lawsuit, he is seeking an order that would remove the commission’s authority to regulate the workhorse Falcon 9 rocket launch program at Vandenberg Space Force Base in

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has accused a California regulator of political discrimination after it voted to block the rocket company from conducting more launches on the state’s central coast.

SpaceX sued the California Coastal Commission Tuesday, alleging bias against Elon Musk's right-wing politics in a decision not to allow the company to launch more rockets from a state air base.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX sued a California agency for voting down additional rocket launches by the company in the state, claiming it was motivated by “naked political discrimination” against the billionaire chief executive for his views.

SpaceX sued the California Coastal Commission after the state agency rejected a plan that would have allowed for more launches.