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SpaceX to Build 8-Mile Starpipe, Fueling Texas Starbase

6/26/2026

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SpaceX will start building the eight-mile “Starpipe” natural-gas pipeline next month to fuel Starbase in Texas.
A Texas Railroad Commission filing says Starpipe must be in service by Jan 26, delivering 630,000 gallons of liquid methane per Starship launch.
The 16-inch line follows SpaceX’s signing of over 100 leases and a 50-year lease for an 83-acre Brownsville site, feeding a liquefaction plant that could support more than the FAA’s 25-launch limit.

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SpaceX will start building the eight-mile “Starpipe” natural-gas pipeline next month to fuel Starbase in Texas.
A Texas Railroad Commission filing says Starpipe must be in service by Jan 26, delivering 630,000 gallons of liquid methane per Starship launch.
The 16-inch line follows SpaceX’s signing of over 100 leases and a 50-year lease for an 83-acre Brownsville site, feeding a liquefaction plant that could support more than the FAA’s 25-launch limit.