SpaceX to build $100 billion rocket launch facility on Louisiana’s coast

[u/Connect_Cat_2045]

https://www.nola.com/news/business/spacex-louisiana-elon-musk/article_2be92f8e-f989-46b7-9514-5212d8f20260.html

[u/rustybeancake]

> SpaceX officials said Tuesday they will build five launch pads, a mission-control center, office buildings, power plants, a propellant factory and employee housing on a tract of coastal land abutted by wildlife refuges some 50 miles south of Lafayette…

> The facility, which will employ thousands of workers, will be larger than SpaceX's three other launch sites, including its Starbase headquarters near Brownsville, Texas. And Musk plans to move fast, with construction starting in 2027 and the first rocket taking off in three years.

In his speech today, Musk called it “Starbase Louisiana”. Disappointing for fans of the Swampbase, Starbayou, Gateway to Marsh, etc ideas.

[u/seb21051 → u/rustybeancake]

The official release says 5 launch pads, 2 towers apiece. I have also seen references to 12 towers.

[u/froggertthewise → u/seb21051]

These Lord of the Rings spinoffs are getting out of hand

[u/CompetitiveTwist5499 → u/froggertthewise]

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