Elon Musk Announces Plan to Take CO2 out of Atmosphere and Convert It Into Rocket Fuel

Elon Musk Announces Plan to Take CO2 out of Atmosphere and Convert It Into Rocket Fuel
Elon Musk attends TIME Person of the Year in New York City on Dec. 13, 2021. Theo Wargo/Getty Images for TIME
Katabella Roberts
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Elon Musk announced on Monday that his company is working on a program to take carbon dioxide (CO2) out of the atmosphere and convert it into rocket fuel, claiming that it will be important for his future missions to Mars.

Musk announced the news on Twitter and invited people to participate in the program, writing: “SpaceX is starting a program to take CO2 out of atmosphere & turn it into rocket fuel. Please join if interested.”
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