GoKawiilSpaceX plans $100 billion Starbase spaceport on Louisiana's Gulf Coast
SpaceX intends to build a new 125,000-acre spaceport called Starbase Louisiana at Pecan Island, featuring five launch complexes, propellant production, power generation, deep-water shipping and an airport. Construction is slated to begin in 2027 with a first launch targeted for 2029, and the site could eventually support thousands of missions annually.
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This would become SpaceX's largest launch site, underpinning ambitions for mass Starlink deployment, lunar and Mars missions, and a proposed network of orbital data centers requiring vast satellite fleets. The project also signals a major economic bet for Louisiana, promising thousands of jobs, though it hinges on SpaceX perfecting a fully reusable Starship system.
- SpaceX plans a 195-square-mile spaceport in Louisiana costing $100 billion
- The site would host five launch complexes and support thousands of annual launches
- Louisiana expects roughly 3,000 direct jobs and 8,100 indirect jobs from the project
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