SpaceX plans to start construction on an 8-mile “Starpipe” natural gas pipeline on July 7 to bring fuel directly to its Texas launch site, according to the company’s filing with the Texas Railroad Commission.
Elon Musk’s space company’s contractors Lone Star Mineral Development filed plans for the 16-inch underground pipeline, which will carry liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Port of Brownsville to Starbase in Cameron County, Texas.
The Starship rocket uses about 630,000 gallons of liquid methane for each launch, requiring several trucks to deliver the fuel.
SpaceX’s Gwynne Shotwell said the pipeline was only one part of the company’s capital investment….
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