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SpaceX will build a second, $100B ‘Starbase’ spaceport in Louisiana

TechCrunchAugust 25, 20265 min read

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

SpaceX has announced it will build a second spaceport for future launches of its Starship mega-rocket at a former Exxon property in Louisiana, ending what the company says was a seven-year search for a suitable location. The new launch site will sit along the Gulf Coast in Vermilion Parish, west of New Orleans and roughly 10 hours from the company’s existing Starbase complex in South Texas. SpaceX says it is investing $100 billion, with construction starting in 2027. SpaceX claims the first Starship launch will take place in…

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