Georgia’s highest court Tuesday upheld an election in which coastal residents voted overwhelmingly last year to block their county government from building a launchpad for blasting commercial rockets into space.

The Georgia Supreme Court unanimously rejected a legal challenge by Camden County commissioners who sought to have the referendum last March declared invalid. The officials argued Georgia’s state constitution doesn’t allow citizens to veto decisions of county governments.

Justice Carla Wong McMillian of Supreme Court of Georgia. Courtesy photo Justice Carla Wong McMillian of Supreme Court of Georgia. Courtesy photo