The Louisiana Economic Development agency expects the project to create 3,000 direct jobs.
SpaceX will invest $100 billion into building its largest-ever spaceport in Pecan Island, Louisiana, the Louisiana Economic Development agency announced Aug. 25. The spaceport will launch SpaceX’s Starship, a reusable spacecraft currently in development, in 2029.
“The site will include five launch complexes, each of which will have two launch pads and a propellant farm, per the press release. The spaceport will also include a propellant production facility, power generation, vehicle processing and residential housing for SpaceX employees and their families,” Sara Samora writes for Manufacturing Drive. Construction will begin in 2027.
Over the next 10 years, the LED estimates that the project will create 3,000 direct jobs and 8,100 indirect jobs. SpaceX also plans to restore the wetlands surrounding the launch site: oil well drilling caused the loss of an estimated 95 square miles of land between 1932 and 2015.
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