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According to Louisiana Economic Development (LED), the facility, dubbed “Starbase, Louisiana,” will be located in Vermilion Parish in southern Louisiana. It is designed to support thousands of Starship launches annually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At full buildout, the site is expected to include five launch complexes with two launch pads each, along with propellant farms, a propellant production facility, and residential housing for employees and their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Construction is expected to begin in 2027, with the first launch targeted as early as 2029. The facility is expected to create more than 3,000 new jobs, SpaceX said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The LED said the project will establish Louisiana as a global hub for next-generation aerospace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SpaceX announced Tuesday it will invest at least $100 billion to build a new Starship launch complex on Louisiana\u2019s Gulf Coast that would be far larger than its South Texas headquarters.
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