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Welcome to Edition 8.02 of the Rocket Report! It's worth taking a moment to recognize an important anniversary in the history of human spaceflight next week. Fifty years ago, on July 15, 1975, NASA ...
Cameron County commissioners approved the request this week over the objection of some residents and SpaceX critics.
Cameron County commissioners approved the request this week over the objection of some residents and SpaceX critics.
SpaceX says the new plant will mean fewer trucks on the roads delivering the liquid gas it needs for its rockets. Credit: Ben Lowy for The Texas Tribune BROWNSVILLE — Cameron County has given ...
Cameron County commissioners approved plans for the plant that will create gases for space launches despite environmental, ...
Cameron County commissioners voted Tuesday to issue a beachfront construction certificate and dune protection permit to ...
SpaceX uses methane and liquid oxygen to fuel the Merlin engines on its workhorse Falcon 9 ... Some gas producers have begun moving oxygen, which is produced at dozens of plants nationwide, ...
An environmental document that needs U.S. Federal Aviation Administration approval before SpaceX can begin testing the world’s largest rockets is missing key details about where its fuel will ...
The SpaceX site in Texas will be supplied by at least five nearby gas wells, along with two gas-fired power plants, ... The methane can be combined with liquid oxygen and other compounds to make ...