Indonesia has offered up one of its islands in West Papua as a potential launch site for Elon Musk's ambitious Space X project - which aims to put humans on the moon. Though Mr Musk has yet to accept the proposal, Indonesia has still made it clear that it has big space ambitions for Biak island- which is worrying its residents. Markus Abrauw who has spent his whole life in Biak is one of them. The 54-year-old grandfather of eight belongs to the island's indigenous Abrauw clan which has called the island home for generations. But he now fears that their home could be threatened should Biak be used as a launch site. "If it is built, it would mean our children and grandchildren would no longer be able to rely on the land to make a living," he told BBC Indonesian. "It would destroy the sea and forests." A resource rich land Biak is just 1,746 km² - slightly bigger than the city of London - and located in the Indonesian portion of New Guinea known as West Papua and home to around 100,000 residents. The island is inhabited by over a dozen different indigenous ethnic groups and though there are several urban centres, most of the island is still relatively rural. "Most Papuans in the area still derive their subsistence from the area around them - fishing, gathering - they are still very much dependent on their surroundings," Sophie Chao, a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Sydney told the BBC. But Biak also has several features that make it attractive for anyone with space ambitions. It is flush with nickel and copper - both used to manufacture rockets. It also sits one degree below the equator, which makes it ideal for launching spacecraft as less fuel is needed to reach orbit. In fact, Indonesia's space ambitions for Biak begin well before Elon Musk entered the scene. Its Aeronautical and Space Agency (Lapan) has had its eye on the island for decades - and in 1980, even bought up a 100 hectare parcel of land. However, due to various challenges, nothing happened on this front.The site is an important hunting ground with a fishing spot nearby. But most importantly, it sits around 2km away from the nearest residential area, Saukobye village - and villagers fear they will be forced to relocate.