Scan the QR code with wechat < / P > < p > to share with friends and circle of friends < / P > < p > Elon · < a target = "_ blank" href=" https://news.163.com/news/search?keyword=%E9%A9%AC%E6%96%AF%E5%85%8B "> space exploration company of Elon Musk < a target ="_ blank" href=" https://news.163.com/news/search?keyword=SpaceX "> SpaceX < / a > may drill in Texas, USA < a target ="_ blank" href=" https://news.163.com/news/search?keyword=%E5%A4%A9%E7%84%B6%E6%B0%94 "> Natural Gas < / a > as power < a target ="_ blank" href=" https://news.163.com/news/search?keyword=%E7%87%83%E6%96%99 "> fuel < / a > to launch its new starship. Musk hopes to send humans to the moon, Mars and other places in space through starship. < / P > < p > < / P > < p > SpaceX will be launched at a site in southern Texas_ blank" href=" https://news.163.com/news/search?keyword=%E7%81%AB%E7%AE%AD "> rocket < / a >, transport people and goods to the moon and Mars. SpaceX plans to dig natural gas wells to develop its own fuel and electricity, according to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) document seen by Bloomberg. < / P > < p > musk has been laughing at the oil industry, boasting that renewable energy and electric vehicles are the key to avoiding climate disaster. But FAA documents and SpaceX's comments on Texas regulators suggest that, at least in the short term, some of his goals will still depend on fossil fuel extraction plans. < / P > < p > musk said that its ultimate goal is to extract carbon from the atmosphere to produce fuel, but so far no cost-effective method has been developed. < / P > < p > according to FAA documents, SpaceX will build at least five gas wells and two gas-fired power plants near its launch site in Texas. The purified gas from the well will be made into liquid methane. Methane can be combined with liquid oxygen and other compounds to make rocket fuel. < / P > < p > in response to the above news, SpaceX did not respond to requests for comment from the media. But the company's lawyers said at a hearing last week by the Texas oil and gas regulator that the gas from the well would be used for "rocket facility operations.". < / P > < p > one of the potential motivations for SpaceX's natural gas production program is to achieve vertical integration of the supply chain. Musk wants to keep the supply chain in his own hands. By drilling natural gas and delivering it directly to the launch site, SpaceX will avoid relying on third-party gas suppliers. < / P > < p > according to the composition of the launch fuel, a launch will require tens of millions of cubic feet of gas. Regardless of the natural gas used by SpaceX's Texas power plant, SpaceX needs about 5 billion cubic feet of natural gas for at least 10 launches a year. (Tianmen Mountain) < / P > < p >