Wccftech by Ramish Zafar 1/23/2021
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) stood down from its first rideshare mission of 2021 earlier today as weather conditions at the United States Space Force's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida did not permit the company's Falcon 9 with a record payload of 143 satellites to liftoff. Yet, as SpaceX manages an aggressive launch cadence with its workhorse Falcon 9, the company's got its eyes set on the future as it continues to develop the Starship launch vehicle platform for interplanetary missions.
Now, as SpaceX chief Elon Musk has officially moved to Texas, his company is head to head against a privately held oil and gas exploration and production company Dallas Petroleum Group, LLC (DPG). The dispute is centered around SpaceX's access to wells in Cameron County, Texas for Methane, which will fuel Starship's full-flow staged-combustion Raptor engines.
This dispute, which is currently being evaluated by the Texas Railroad Commission and the 445th District Court of Cameron Country involves the possession of two wells located in a 24-acre area in Cameron County, with SpaceX's land acquisition affiliate Dogleg Park and Dallas Petroleum each claiming that they have the sole rights for using the wells.
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https://wccftech.com/elon-musk-fights-for-gas-wells-in-texas-to-drill-fuel-for-mars-rockets/
