SpaceX announces plans for $100 billion ‘spaceport’ in US state of Louisiana

A spaceport on the Louisiana Gulf Coast will enable "a multiplanetary future", said SpaceX.

The new spaceport is aimed to support thousands of launches each year, according to SpaceX.

It would be the rocket company’s second private launch site after Starbase, its headquarters in South Texas.

WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (Reuters) - SpaceX unveiled plans on Tuesday to build a Starship rocket launch complex in southern Louisiana, a $100 billion effort poised to transform coastal wetlands into a critical base for the company's AI satellite launch ambitions.

SpaceX is committed to investing at least $100 billion and creating more than 3,000 new jobs at Starbase, Louisiana, the company said in a statement.

SpaceX says it will invest $100 billion to launch thousands of rockets from “Starbase, Louisiana,” with construction set to start in 2027.

SpaceX unveiled plans on Tuesday to build a Starship rocket launch complex in southern Louisiana, a US$100 billion effort poised to transform coastal wetlands into a critical base for the company’s AI satellite launch ambitions.

The company says it will start construction in 2027 and that a Starship rocket could take flight as soon as 2029.

SpaceX to build $100 billion Starship rocket complex in Louisiana  Reuters

The Vermilion Parish facility would be SpaceX's fourth and largest launch site, with construction set to begin in 2027

SpaceX plans will establish its Starbase LA in Vermillion Parish in order to "support thousands of launches annually."

By contrast, SpaceX is expected to have unfettered access to about 125,000 acres in southern Louisiana, in an area generally referred to as Pecan Island. This project will face environmental challenges in an area that supports a broad range of waterfowl and other wildlife. Shotwell said Tuesday that SpaceX would only u

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