Elon Musk's SpaceX announced plans Tuesday to build a $100 billion facility in the southern U.S. 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. Key points and original sources are listed below.
- Elon Musk's SpaceX announced plans Tuesday to build a $100 billion facility in the southern U.S. state of Louisiana to launch its anticipated Starship megarockets, currently being developed at the company's Texas Starbase.S1
- 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.S2
- The new 125,000-acre site will support “thousands” of Starship flights each year, SpaceX said.S3
- A new spaceport will bring 10 launch pads to Louisiana's Gulf Coast and support thousands of Starship launches per year.S4
- SpaceX plans Louisiana Starbase as a high-cadence Starship launch site, boosting sharesS5