Musk's SpaceX announces $100 billion plan for new spaceport in Louisiana
Elon Musk's space company plans to spend $100 billion to build a new spaceport in Louisiana to launch rockets, state officials and the company announced.
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Coverage at a glance
- First observed by CurrentWire: Ars Technica · Aug 25, 2026 at 1:26 PM ET
- Coverage span: 4h 42m
- Coverage: 4 reports from 4 independent publications
- Coverage growth: 1 → 4 publications in 2h 0m
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5 publications have covered this story since CurrentWire first saw it: CNBC, Phys.org, Space.com, Ars Technica, CBS News.
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CNBCTier B
SpaceX plans to build a $100 billion spaceport in Louisiana(opens original report in a new tab)SpaceX plans to establish its Starbase, LA in Vermilion Parish, which will "support thousands of launches annually." — CNBC
CBS NewsTier B
Musk's SpaceX announces $100 billion plan for new spaceport in Louisiana(opens original report in a new tab)Space.comTier B
Starbase Louisiana: SpaceX announces enormous $100 billion Starbase launch site(opens original report in a new tab)A new spaceport will bring 10 launch pads to Louisiana's Gulf Coast and support thousands of Starship launches per year. — Space.com
Ars TechnicaTier B
SpaceX intends to invest up to $100 billion in massive Louisiana spaceport(opens original report in a new tab)
How coverage developed
First report from Ars Technica
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