SpaceX to build $100 billion rocket launch facility in southern Louisiana
SpaceX unveiled plans on Tuesday for a $100 billion rocket launch complex in southern Louisiana, its largest yet, aimed at supporting Starship and AI satellite missions. The 125,000-acre Starbase Louisiana site on Pecan Island could eventually handle thousands of Starship launches annually, the company said.
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Coverage at a glance
- First observed by CurrentWire: Ars Technica · Aug 25, 2026 at 1:26 PM ET
- Coverage span: 9h 10m
- Coverage: 4 reports from 4 independent publications
- Coverage growth: 1 → 4 publications in 9h 54m
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6 publications have covered this story since CurrentWire first saw it: France 24, CNBC, CBS News, Ars Technica, Phys.org, Space.com.
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France 24Tier B
SpaceX to build $100 billion rocket launch facility in southern Louisiana(opens original report in a new tab)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)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. — CBS News
Ars TechnicaTier B
SpaceX intends to invest up to $100 billion in massive Louisiana spaceport(opens original report in a new tab)
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- Velocity
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