SpaceX announced on 2026-08-25 plans to invest up to $100 billion in a massive new launch facility in Vermillion Parish, Louisiana, designed to support thousands of launches annually. Construction was to begin in 2027 with launch operations planned for 2029, with Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry expressing support despite environmental concerns.
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"This will be a project like no other."
SpaceX plans will establish its Starbase LA in Vermillion Parish in order to "support thousands of launches annually."
SpaceX plans to invest $100 billion in a massive new launch facility on Louisiana’s Gulf Coast, a project the company says could eventually support thousands of launches a year. The...
SpaceX announced plans to build Starbase Louisiana, a $100 billion Starship launch and processing complex on a 125,000-acre site near Pecan Island in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, expanding its launch network beyond Texas, Florida and California [dailymaverick.co.za#1][cbsnews.com#1][bbc.co.uk#1][arstechnica.com#1]. The company says the facility is intended to support thousands of Starship flights
A spaceport on the Louisiana Gulf Coast will enable "a multiplanetary future", said SpaceX.
SpaceX announced plans to invest $100 billion in a new Starship launch complex in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, on a 125,000-acre coastal site near Pecan Island that the company calls Starbase Louisiana [nytimes.com#1][firstpost.com#1][bbc.co.uk#1][cbsnews.com#1][dailymaverick.co.za#1]. The company said construction is scheduled to begin in 2027 and that it is targeting the first Starship launch fr
Elon Musk's space company plans to spend $100 billion to build a new spaceport in Louisiana to launch rockets, state officials and the company announced.
SpaceX aims to launch Starship from Florida by the end of the year. 2027 seems more likely.
SpaceX unveiled plans on Tuesday for a $100 billion rocket launch complex in southern Louisiana, its largest yet, aimed at supporting Starship and AI satellite missions. The 125,000-acre Starbase Louisiana site on Pecan Island could eventually handle thousands of Starship launches annually, the company said.
In an exciting development for the aerospace industry, SpaceX is set to establish its largest rocket launch complex in southern Louisiana. Dubbed Starbase Louisiana, this innovative venture will convert coastal wetlands into an essential facility. Planned construction will start in 2029, facilitating thousands of Starship launches each year and promising to generate over 3,000 jobs along with subs
SpaceX announced plans to build Starbase Louisiana, a $100 billion Starship launch complex in Vermilion Parish on Louisiana’s Gulf Coast, with construction scheduled to begin in 2027 and the first Starship launch targeted as soon as 2029 [spacewatch.global#1][newspaceeconomy.ca#1][dailymaverick.co.za#1][cnbc.com#1][bbc.co.uk#1]. The proposed site spans about 125,000 acres near Pecan Island and wou
SpaceX plans to develop its fourth-largest launch site in Louisiana. Governor Jeff Landry explains why he supports the project and comments on a newly redrawn congressional map.
Investors aren't appreciating the full scope of the rocket maker's plan to build a $100 billion spaceport in Louisiana.
@dutchspace.bsky.social SpaceX just announce a Starbase Louisiana, construction starts next year, launch planned in 2029 Source: https://www. spacex.com/sites/starbase-la # starship # spacex # louisana # starbase
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) brushed aside fears Wednesday morning about possible negative environmental impacts from SpaceX’s planned $100 billion launch facility in the state. He told CBS News on Wednesday that he was “not concerned about the environmental impact” of the new spaceport, which will be constructed along the Gulf Coast on a former...