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.

Elon Musk's SpaceX, accused the California Coastal Commission of 'political bias'. when the commission denied an increase in SpaceX launches.

The rocket company SpaceX owned by Elon Musk has sued the California Coastal Commission in federal court – claiming the panel’s members blocked future rocket launches in the state over the billionaire owner’s conservative political views. The suit was filed Tuesday in Los Angeles and obtain by news outlets including the Los Angeles Daily News.