GoKawiilSpaceX to build $100 billion Starship launch complex in Louisiana
SpaceX and Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry announced plans for a 125,000-acre spaceport called Starbase, Louisiana, located at Pecan Island on the state's southern coast. The site will feature five launch complexes with two pads each, plus propellant production, power generation, vehicle processing facilities, and housing for workers, giving SpaceX a third launch location alongside its Texas and Florida sites.
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The southern coastal position lets SpaceX send Starship rockets on polar trajectories, ideal for deploying its planned 'Starmind' data-center satellite constellation, while also placing the facility near natural gas supplies used to produce methane rocket fuel. Combined with SpaceX's recent public offering and its planned Texas chip foundry, the Louisiana spaceport signals a major expansion of Musk's integrated space, AI, and infrastructure ambitions.
- SpaceX plans a $100 billion, 125,000-acre spaceport at Pecan Island, Louisiana.
- The site will host five launch complexes and support thousands of annual Starship flights.
- Its location aids polar launches for SpaceX's Starmind satellites and access to natural gas for fuel production.
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