SpaceX has announced plans to build the ‘biggest launch site on Earth’ – a project with an estimated cost of $100billion and due to become operational by 2029.Work on the 125,000 acre site, dubbed Starbase Louisiana, will begin next year with the facility set to host more than a dozen launch towers.SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said the site would create 10,000 jobs of the type, ‘that are so exciting you can’t wait to go to work in the morning.’ ‘Starbase Louisiana will ultimately have over a dozen launch towers, enabling more than 30 Starship flights per day and making it the biggest launch site on Earth!’ he posted on X.
SpaceX added that it will be used to ‘support thousands of Starship flights a year with missions launching to Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars and beyond’.The new venture meant that company was ‘committed to investing at least $100 billion and creating more than 3,000 new jobs at Starbase, Louisana hiring heavily from nearby communities and utilising Louisiana workers’ extensive experience of building complex infrastructure in their unique environment.’ The Louisiana Economic Development agency estimates the project will also generate more than 8,100 indirect jobs.SpaceX has also committed to ‘restore wetlands’ around the base.
‘The historic project will establish Louisiana as a global hub for next-generation aerospace, with the capacity and infrastructure needed to dramatically increase launch frequency and expand access to space,’ officials from the agency said.Trending Now Is Russia considering using nuclear weapons in Ukraine? World 21 hours ago By Sarah Hooper Electrician sent goodbyes to family after getting stuck in 130ft high petrol station sign Two airport workers die after being bitten by 'mosquito on a plane' Woman, 23, found dead in Islington was 'living her dream' before death Plans for the site, just off the coast of the southern state of Louisiana, include developing propellant production, power generation, deep-water shipping capabilities, vehicle processing facilities and an airport.Up Next SpaceX’s Starship craft is designed to carry people and cargo into Earth orbit and eventually support missions to the Moon and Mars – although it is yet to complete testing.
The announcement comes after SpaceX shares began trading on the Nasdaq in June.A statement posted on Musk’s X platform by SpaceX, reads: “Starbase, Louisiana will be built to support thousands of Starship flights a year.This self-sustaining spaceport will have propellant production, power generation, deep-water shipping capabilities, vehicle processing facilities, and an airport.” MORE: Lunar eclipse coming to UK will turn moon dark red – and you won’t need glasses MORE: Lunar Eclipse Full Moon in Pisces horoscope reveals what your star sign needs to let go of now MORE: Rupert Lowe’s Twitter habit could earn him more money than MP salary Comments Add as preferred source News Updates Stay on top of the headlines with daily email updates.
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