The American company SpaceX has unveiled a project for a major new spaceport for Starship vehicles in southern Louisiana. Elon Musk’s company wants to invest at least $100 billion in the construction and plans the first launch from the new site in 2029. STVR (Minúta po minúte) ↗
The facility is to be built about 185 kilometres west of New Orleans in Vermilion Parish. According to the announced plans, it is intended to be the largest launch site in the world. SpaceX expects to build five launch complexes, each with two launch pads. In the long term, more than a dozen launch towers are to stand on the coastal site. hnonline.sk ↗
The project is intended to support the expansion of the Starship programme, which is a key part of SpaceX’s plans for more frequent flights into space. The company states the goal of reaching thousands of flights per year. According to available information, Musk is also speaking about more than thirty launches a day, which would require significantly larger infrastructure than current launch capacities. idnes.cz ↗
Construction is due to begin next year. The new spaceport in Louisiana would become another major base for Starship and should complement SpaceX’s existing activities in the United States. At the same time, the scale of the project indicates that the company is preparing a long-term expansion of its launches, but the decisive factor will be whether it manages to keep to the construction plan and the timetable for the first flights. France24 ↗
SpaceX plans $100 billion spaceport in Louisiana
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Avec SpaceX, Elon Musk compte construire une gigantesque base spatiale en Louisiane
France24
| 04:59 26.08.
SpaceX in Louisiana: SpaceX plant 100-Milliarden-Dollar-Basis für Raketen in Louisiana
Die Zeit
| 23:31 25.08.
SpaceX plant 100-Milliarden-Dollar-Basis für Starship in Louisiana
Der Standard
| 23:07 25.08.
SpaceX plánuje megakozmodróm v Louisiane, nový Starbase má stáť vyše 100 miliárd dolárov
hnonline.sk
| 21:09 25.08.
SpaceX predstavila projekt nového kozmodrómu, stáť má sto miliárd USD.
STVR (Minúta po minúte)
| 21:03 25.08.
Elon Musk's space company to build new rocket launching site in Louisiana
Independent
| 20:29 25.08.
SpaceX postaví čtvrtý kosmodrom pro Starship. Projekt má stát 100 miliard dolarů
idnes.cz
| 22:01 25.08.
Více než tucet odpalovacích věží. Musk chce v Louisianě postavit největší kosmodrom na světě
irozhlas.cz
| 21:41 25.08.
SpaceX postaví v Louisianě za 100 miliard dolarů čtvrtý kosmodrom pro Starship
seznamzpravy.cz
| 21:17 25.08.
Wisconsin district attorney declines to charge Elon Musk over $1M election giveaways
Independent
| 21:09 25.08.
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