# SpaceX plans $100 billion rocket launch complex in southern Louisiana

https://mins.news/en/item/32517

- France 24, 2026-08-26 02:36 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260826-spacex-to-build-100-billion-rocket-launch-complex-in-southern-louisiana

> SpaceX unveiled plans Tuesday for its largest rocket launch complex yet, a $100 billion facility in southern Louisiana intended to support Starship and AI satellite missions. The company said the 125,000-acre Starbase Louisiana site on Pecan Island could eventually accommodate thousands of Starship launches each year.

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