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Cameron County commissioners approved the request this week over the objection of some residents and SpaceX critics.
Linde, a global company that manufactures bulk industrial gases, such as hydrogen, liquid oxygen, nitrogen and argon, will soon construct an air separation unit in South Texas that will be used to ...
Cameron County commissioners voted Tuesday to issue a beachfront construction certificate and dune protection permit to SpaceX, paving the way for the rocket maker to have a factory nearby with tools ...
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, ...
SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell said the company was low on liquid oxygen for rocket launches. Liquid oxygen is also used to treat COVID-19 patients in hospitals.
SpaceX, NASA target June 22 for launch of private Ax-4 astronauts due to ISS leak "We're actually going to be impacted this year with the lack of liquid oxygen for launch," Shotwell said.
SpaceX COO Gwynne Shotwell said the company would "make sure hospitals have the liquid oxygen they need" to treat COVID-19 patients. Menu icon A vertical stack of three evenly spaced horizontal lines.
SpaceX is betting superchilled liquid oxygen will give its rockets an edge—except when it comes to reliable launch schedules. Space X's Falcon 9 rocket launches in 2015. Bruce Weaver/Getty Images ...
Cameron County commissioners approved plans for the plant that will create gases for space launches despite environmental, ...
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 the request this week over the objection of some residents and SpaceX critics.