Elon Musk’s SpaceX to build $100 billion Starship spaceport in Louisiana

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has announced its plans to build its largest rocket launch complex in southern Louisiana, a $100 billion project which claims to transform costal wetlands into a critical base for Starship and AI satellite launches. SpaceX posted about this announcement on social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter), “Introducing Starbase, Louisiana – a high-cadence launch site that will enable Starship to open a pathway to the stars for humanity. Thank you to @LAGovJeffLandry and the great people of Louisiana for all of their support as we work together on this audacious project,” wrote the company. As reported by Reuters, the 125,000-acre site on Pecan Island, named Starbase Louisiana, expands the company’s Starship operations beyond Texas and Florida as the next-generation rocket nears late-stage development.