Source: The Next Web
SpaceX is building dedicated natural gas pipelines in Texas to control fuel supply directly rather than rely on third-party contracts. The move signals a bet that fuel delivery is as critical to Starship production as rocket design itself. Fuel availability has constrained launch cadence more than engineering; by owning the pipeline infrastructure, SpaceX treats supply as a constraint it must control, mirroring its approach to manufacturing. The company is essentially saying third-party suppliers can't scale fast enough to match its launch ambitions.